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5 Weird Tidbits for the Day

• A man once lived in a lion cage for 55 days – In 1970s South Africa, James Jablon stayed in a cage with lions to raise zoo funds, eating and sleeping among the big cats.

• There’s a shrimp that sees more colors than humans – The mantis shrimp has 16 color receptors (we have 3), spotting hues we can’t even imagine, like a psychedelic sea artist.

• A town in Iceland paints 3D crosswalks – Ísafjörður uses optical illusions to make pedestrian crossings pop out, slowing drivers with a trippy, floating effect.

• Some caterpillars whistle to scare predators – The walnut sphinx caterpillar forces air through its body to make a high-pitched squeak, startling birds into backing off.

• A medieval cure for baldness was rubbing chicken poop on your head – In the Middle Ages, folks smeared fowl droppings on scalps, hoping feathers meant hair—spoiler: it just stank.

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