It's raining worms.
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It may sound crazy, but it's true: Earthworms have been raining over southern Norway this week.

Karstein Erstad, a Norwegian biology teacher, told The Local that he was skiing on Sunday when he saw "thousands of earthworms" on top of the snow. They were still alive, so he knew they hadn't come up from the ground.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.