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Sources:

[Trivia Question]

Longest-lasting rainbow

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/9-hour-rainbow-sets-new-guinness-record-180968527/

[Fact Off]

Crustacean larvae camouflaged glass eyes

https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/shrimp-larvae-eye-glitter-nanotechnology.html

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glassy-eyes-young-crustaceans-predators