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TIL: An inventor has created a Rubik's Cube that solves itself.

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KOXj6 TIL the odds that we’re the only advanced species in the galaxy are one in 60 billion.
lo0EB TIL Accumulated ear wax can tell a whale's age. During the summer months, whales produce light-colored earwax. When they migrate to warmer regions before winter comes, the earwax formed is dark-colored. The number of alternating light and dark layers tells you how old the whale is
kRR1 TIL a state in Italy existed successfully without any type of government for almost 400 years
x6reB TIL: Cajun Mardi Gras in rural Louisiana is very different than New Orleans Mardi Gras. They speak French, chase chickens, wear handmaid outfits, and go house to house for gumbo ingredients.
R5mj9 TIL that 50 million years ago—Whales were once a 4 legged mammals that once roamed the land. The ancestors of modern whales lived on land and walked on four legs. These early ancestors, like Pakicetus, were terrestrial mammals that later adapted to life in water.