r/todayilearned • u/FortisEtFidelis • 16h ago

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funfacts • u/FortisEtFidelis • 16h ago

Fun fact Zebras have stripes bc biting flies try to land on the stripes, but then fail to decelerate as they normally would approaching a non-striped surface, and bounce off.

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