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TIL, The Blue Whale, largest animal on Earth which can grow to over 30 meters long, evolved from a land animal named Pakicetus that lived around 50 million years ago. Pakicetus was a four-footed mammal about the size of a wolf and it lived around what is now Pakistan.

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4Ayw TIL that a majority of Indian households boil their milk. A survey found that 59 percent of Indian mothers believe boiling increases milk’s nutritional value; in fact, boiling destroys essential vitamins, proteins, and amino acids.
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