And now, a moment of silence for the Prophet Hen of Leeds

The Christian Science Monitor would like to take this moment to remind everyone of five previous (and utterly incorrect) attempts to predict the end of the world. My favorite: The 1806 prediction by the Prophet Hen of Leeds, who was a chicken. It's a tale that is one part Zuckerman's Famous Pig, one part Jesus on toast, and one part Humane Society nightmare.