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TIL shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes

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OGV71 TIL that the $8B nail salon industry—and its prevalence of Vietnamese proprietors—can be traced back to Tippi Hedren, the famous leading actress from "The Birds" and "Marnie"
KOBNR TIL that Robert Morris, namesake of Robert Morris University, engaged in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and personally owned several slaves.
BLxK TIL “Cellulite” is a term made up by spa and beauty services to promote their products, many members of the medical community describe it as the “normal condition of many women” rather than a disorder.
Z8Z6R TIL that Suzanne Simard tested a theory that trees could communicate with each other. She discovered that when a Douglas Fir tree was in the shade, a Birch tree shared its carbon with the other tree.
aD1Z TIL when Paris Hilton was hosting SNL, cast members took bets at to whether or not she would ask anyone a personal question. Seth Meyers said yes and won when she asked if Maya Rudolph was Italian. As recounted by Tina Fey, who calls Hilton ‘a piece of shit’.