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TIL the shortest war in history was just 38 minutes.

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awVdy TIL about “The Great Filter”, a theoretically point in evolution that only a minuscule fraction of species could evolve past. This may explain why we have never contacted other high functioning species. Also, we do not know if humans have yet to reach it, or have already passed it.
xQJg TIL in 2013, Melbourne, Australia assigned it’s trees individual email address with the idea that if citizens had any concerns they could make reports. The plan backfired due to people sending love letters to their favorite trees.
e0no4 TIL that John Steinbeck, when asked if he deserved the Nobel Prize for Literature, replied: "Frankly, no."
xNw1 TIL Rick Astley has only earned $12 in royalties from the ‘RickRoll’ meme
R7Wg7 TIL that John Fogarty was sued by Fantasy Records for copyright infringement because his song (the 1984 hit "The Old Man Down The Road") sounded too much like CCR's 1970's hit "Run Through The Jungle", a song that Fogarty wrote and produced.