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TIL: Some gay Christians identify as “David and Jonathan”. The two Biblical warriors formed a covenant bond, with later David lamenting he loved Jonathan more than any woman. The relationship was used to support gays serving in the Israeli military.

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x7OB TIL that a dolphin known as “Stinky” has been sexually terrorizing divers and snorkelers off the coast of Grand Cayman Islands.
e0aEn TIL Redd Foxx and Malcolm X met while working at the same restaurant in Harlem in the 1940s. They were called "Chicago Red" and "Detroit Red" respectively, due to their reddish hair. In his autobiography, Malcolm X refers to Foxx as "the funniest dishwasher on this earth."
4lRX TIL that the autopsy of Robbin Williams revealed he had Lewi body dementia, which is thought to have been “the critical factor” that led to his suicide; not depression. Neither drugs nor alcohol was found in his blood. RIP.
kO0X7 TIL Race car driver Niki Lauda was born into a wealthy Austrian family but cut off contact because they did not support his career. Without their support he ended up having to go into debt to continue driving... but ended up becoming one of the most successful F1 drivers in history
6EePW TIL in 1998 an 8 year old boy was electrocuted using a bathroom hand dryer at Pizza Hut in Mississippi. The hand dryer had no ground wire and multiple customers had previously complained about being shocked.