The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Bird Chess, Monkey Selfies, Crocodile Dung Birth Control

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Stan explains the iconic monkey selfie legal struggle, Amanda talks about how scientists got crows to stop pooping so much, and Rachel divulges many details about crocodile dung birth control. 

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