Frogs, Fugues & Fatal Furniture

Some intro textToday’s lineup includes frogs performing Broadway auditions, a classical music icon who loved bathroom jokes, and a chair that may—or may not—have claimed over 60 lives.

So stretch your curiosity, straighten your posture, and maybe don’t sit down just yet.

🐸 The Frog That Walks Like It's Wearing Heels

• Fashion-forward frogs? Apparently, yes. Meet the Micrixalus saxicola, aka the “dancing frog” of India. These amphibians don’t just hop—they walk with flair. The males perform what biologists call “foot-flagging,” extending their legs in a slow, exaggerated high-step to attract mates. It’s not hopping. It’s strutting. It’s practically amphibian couture.

  And get this—when competing for attention, they even raise their legs higher, like they’re going full Beyoncé at the VMAs.

  🔹 Punchline: Somewhere, a frog is working the rainforest runway like it’s Paris Fashion Week.

🎼 Mozart Wrote a Song About... Poop

• Yes, that Mozart. Behind the powdered wig and genius symphonies was a guy with the sense of humor of a middle-school boy. One of his lesser-known (but 100% real) compositions is titled "Leck mich im Arsch"—which translates from German to “Lick me in the butt.”

  There’s also a letter where he writes, “I now wish you good night, poop in your bed with all your might.” Apparently, 18th-century Vienna was just one long fart joke.

  🔹 Punchline: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: musical prodigy, poop connoisseur.

💺 The Chair That Allegedly Kills Anyone Who Sits In It

• In Thirsk, England, there's a pub that proudly displays a chair that you’re not allowed to sit in—because legend says it’s cursed.

  The “Busby Stoop Chair” was allegedly owned by Thomas Busby, a man executed in 1702 for murder. On his way to the gallows, he supposedly cursed the chair, claiming death would come to anyone who dared sit in it. Over the years, multiple sudden deaths were tied to those who took a seat.

  It was eventually hung high on a wall to stop people from testing the theory. Sensible.

  🔹 Punchline: Interior design tip—maybe don’t decorate with vengeful furniture.

From strutting frogs and symphonic potty humor to chairs with body counts, today’s tales prove one thing: the world is full of wild stories... and even wilder seating options.

Stay curious (and maybe stand up for this one),

— Max Whitt🎩🐸🎼💺

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