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TIL that in 1982, Wisconsin (of all states) became the very first state in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Not only that, the law was signed by a Republican governor, who said “there is nothing more private or intimate than those who you live with and who you love.”

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E1m47 TIL Richard Pryor hosted his own kids show on network television that drew comparisons to sesame street. An episode titled "Sex Education" featured Robin Williams as a guest.
KOD7E TIL A Brazilian actor playing Judas accidentally hanged himself in a stage production of The Passion of The Christ. He was strangled by his safety harness during Judas' suicide scene, and hung for 4 minutes before anyone realised something had gone wrong.
e08Rn TIL That Darwin was apprehensive to publish his work on evolution. He did not publish until 20 years after he wrote his theory, and may have never published if not for the publicized research of Alfred Russel Wallace.
J1brm Til the oriental Orthodox Church split from the rest of Christianity over their belief of Jesus nature. The oriental church believe he had one nature that is both human and divine at the same time. We’ll most other churches believe he had two natures that are divine and human united into person.
v1gl4 TIL Jesse Brown, the first USN black aviator, was killed after his F4U Corsair was hit by Chinese fire and crashed near Chosin Reservoir on 12/4/1950. His wingman, Thomas Hudner, purposely crashed his plane to try & save him and in doing so, was the only USN pilot in the Korean War to receive a MOH.