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TIL Five Native American Tribes recognize same-sex marriage

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M7L60 TIL about the Ghost Camaro, a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro driven in combat by Danish Special Forces officer Helge Meyer during the Bosnian War. The black Ghost Camaro was stealthily driven at night to deliver humanitarian supplies to civilians, going where white U.N. supply vehicles couldn’t safely go.
v14Vx TIL that the author Edward Bunker (who played "Mr. Blue" in "Reservoir Dogs") did time in San Quentin with Danny Trejo. Bunker, remembering Trejo's boxing skills, offered Danny $320 per day to train Eric Roberts, for a boxing scene in the 1985 Movie "Runaway Train".
OGEoY TIL that in Japanese folklore, tanuki (raccoon dogs) are magical tricksters with the power to shape-shift their massive, malleable testicles, which they can transform into objects like umbrellas, fishing nets, drums, or even shops!
GYKQg TIL that swimmers who take up synchronized swimming are not allowed to shave their legs because the hairs on their legs help them feel the water line more accurately when doing routines.
Wkor9 TIL Thomas Stuart Ferguson, a devout Mormen, lost his faith looking for evdience of the Book of Mormon in Central America, but jumpstarted archaeology in that region