Yeah, it turns out that those birds were not flying but were actually launched from catapults. One of them even landed in a pig sty and was the inspiration behind the game "angry birds."
You should definitely update your friends on social media now that you know.
I think that was the joke. projectramo was spreading misinformation while encouraging the op to share it, thus reliving the previous experience of repeating hoaxes as facts
You should definitely update your friends on social media now that you know.