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The buzziest thing about the selfie is the realization that neither Witherspoon nor Rudd have aged a day since starring in \"Overnight Delivery\" together.

While Witherspoon has graduated from red lip gloss and blue eye shadow, she still looks very much the same as she did in 1996.

Same goes for the 51-year-old \"Ant-Man\" star, who joked about being a \"certified young person\" just last week.

Besides shocking fans, several of the \"Legally Blonde\" star's famous friends weighed in on the snap, with actress Selma Blair laughing in the comments, \"'I'm in love with this relic fit for the smithsonian\" while \"Wonder Woman\" star Gal Gadot hailed the Oscar winner for being a \"trendsetter.\"

Interesting enough, Witherspoon has presented strong evidence that she \"invented\" the selfie, blowing a hole in Hilton's claim she snapped the first one back in 2006.

\"O\" magazine was more than happy to declare Witherspoon the de facto \"inventor of the selfie.\"

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