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Knock knock! Hoot's there?

Hey everyone, I just stumbled across one of those hilarious "only in real life" stories that's too good not to share. You know those weird little facts that make you go, "Wait... how did this even happen?" Well, grab your favorite beverage, because this one’s a hoot—literally.


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Image credit: Unsplash/Jesse Cason


Back in 1996, two neighbors in Devon, England, spent an entire year hooting at each other every night... each convinced they were talking to an owl.

That’s right—12 months of perfectly timed "whoo-whoos" exchanged in earnest, only to eventually realize they’d been having a full-blown human-to-human owl conversation.

Imagine the moment they figured it out!

What’s the weirdest misunderstanding you’ve ever had with a neighbor? Share them below—bonus points if it involved animal noises.
 

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