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TIL Severe dehydration or dehydration of long duration typically takes 2 to 3 days to resolve with proper treatment.

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nWaAP TIL the term Guerrilla Warfare was coined during the Peninsula War (Napoleon era - 1807-1814) and is a reference to the Spanish word "guerrilla" (little war) which was used to refer to the partisans fighting against the French.
Y7a67 TIL The Utah War (1857–1858), or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US government.
XEmmQ TIL the day Jimi Hendrix died, Eric Clapton had bought a left-handed Fender Stratocaster as a gift for him. He intended on presenting it during a Sly Stone concert at the Lyceum that night, but Hendrix never showed up. The next day, Clapton learned why.
B5bk TIL a nurse wanted to know if her farts were contaminating equipment in the lab. The doctor and a microbiologist tested the hypothesis by having a colleague fart clothed then naked onto two Petri dishes. The conclusion was that clothing acts as a filter, but naked farts can cause contamination.
Yxv7 TIL that carbon nanotubes were found in Damascus steel swords from the Seventeenth Century