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TIL Whales and Dolphins evolved to live on land, then about 50M years ago thought "nah screw this" and went back to the ocean

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x56B TIL that infants under the age of 9 months do not understand object permanence, so when you hide your face while playing peek-a-boo, they believe you disappear.
WkJ8o TIL that if you wanted to see every piece of art in The Louvre in one visit, and you spent 30 seconds observing each piece, it would take you over a month, and that’s assuming you were there 24/7 and took no breaks & didn’t sleep.
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