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TIL Billy Joe Armstrong came out as bisexual in 1995 saying that all people were born bisexual and just caused to change by social pressures.

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ndO7 TIL that there was a controversy with Tinky-Winky from the show ‘Teletubbies’, with critics stating he was a symbol for gay pride. Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, that: “He’s not gay. He’s not straight. He’s just a character in a children’s series.”
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epOB5 TIL that Lady Diana Spencer wanted to marry the Prince of Wales in a secret marriage but the Prime Minister got word of it from spies and prevented the union. She died at young age - in 1735.