Babies love peek-a-boo because they actually think you disappear behind your hands!

The term object permanence is used to describe a child's ability to know that objects continue to exist even though they can no longer be seen or heard.

The concept of object permanence plays an important role in the theory of cognitive development created by psychologist Jean Piaget.

In the sensorimotor stage of development, a period that lasts from birth to about age two, Piaget suggested that children understand the world through their motor abilities such as touch, vision, taste and movement.

Since toddlers lack of object permanence, they don’t know that you are still there hiding behind your hands, and that is why they get so excited when they get to see you again.

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The Taliban destroyed ancient Buddha statues. That led to the discovery of an ancient archaeological site!

This cultural desecration shocked the world. There was a silver lining to the destruction though. About 50 caves were discovered behind the statues.In March 2001, in central Afghanistan, the Taliban destroyed two ancient Buddha statues dating back to between the 5th and 6th centuries A.D.

The caves were covered in ancient frescoes from between the 5th and 9th centuries B.C. The paintings were likely painted by Buddhist monks who traveled along the Silk Road. They depict Buddha and other scenes from Buddhist mythology.

Researchers were delighted by this discovery and very surprised to find that some of the paintings were oil paintings. Oil paintings were not thought to have been created until the 14th or 15th century A.D. The oil was probably made from poppy seeds or walnuts.

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There are weird similarities between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.

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  Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
• Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
• Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.
• Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
• Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
• Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
• Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
• Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
• Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford.
• Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse. Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran And hid in a theater.
• Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

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A Swedish man was arrested for trying to split atoms in his kitchen!

Well, now you have, because that was the defense of a middle aged Swedish man who was arrested for having unauthorized possession of nuclear material after he tried to split atoms n his kitchen.What are some of your hobbies? Some people play sports, some people write articles for a fantastic website, others read a lot of books...but have you ever heard about someone trying to split atoms as a hobby?

The man, who kept a blog dedicated to his experiments, claimed that he was just trying to see IF someone could split atoms in their very own kitchen. On his blog, he stated that he caused a small nuclear meltdown to happen on his stove.

It wasn't until his blog traffic increased that he realized what he is doing might be illegal, so he sent an e-mail to Sweden's Radiation Authority, which was then forwarded to the police. Radium, americium, and uranium were all found in his kitchen when he was arrested!

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Eliminating the $1 bill could save up to $4.4 billion!

In 1929, all bills were decreased in size to their current dimensions - 6.14 inches by 2.61 inches by .0043 inches. The Federal Reserve estimates the average life of a dollar bill to be 5.9 years before it wears out and is replaced.The first version of the $1 was printed in 1862. It was larger than today's bill and featured Salmon P. Chase, President Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. In 1869, the portrait was changed to that of President Washington who is featured on the bill today.

While you may not feel strongly about the $1 bill, there are organizations that do. Save the Greenbacks is dedicated to preserving the bill while Coin Coalition advocates eliminating the bill and replacing it with a $1 coin.

After the seventh Government Accountability Office report said that switching to a dollar coin would save the US $4.4 billion over 30 years, a House subcommittee met to discuss the change. However, according to polls, the majority of Americans are not in favor or giving up the bill.

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