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TIL shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes

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BPBL TIL Clint Eastwood helped finance a private mission in 1981 into Laos to see if there were still American POWs alive.
a8PKL TIL The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world, with its roots going back to 1582 The Jesuit astronomers have contributed to discoveries in many fields from the origins of our solar system to the structure of galaxies.
X01QQ TIL Frank Sinatra didn’t actually sing on beat but instead he would sing “around the music”
wvPY TIL of “kafkatrapping”, a logical fallacy in which someone is accused of possessing a certain trait and their denial is used as evidence that they possess that trait.
66xY TIL tanning beds have been classified as a Class One carcinogen by the World Health Organization, the same as plutonium, and Brazil has banned tanning salons and the sale or purchase of tanning equipment outright. 30 US States have some restrictions.