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TIL that survivors of the Las Vegas shootings received death threats from conspiracy theorists

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kJZMW TIL in 2015, 18-year-old Julian Hernandez learned he was listed in a database for missing children when he met with his high school guidance counselor to apply for college. This would lead to him discovering that his dad had kidnapped him from his mom when he was 5. His dad was sentenced to 4 years.
Awkd TIL prior to becoming an actor, Paul Rudd was a DJ at Bar Mitzvahs
QvX6 TIL in 1968 big wave surfer Eddie Aikau was selected to be the first lifeguard at Waimea beach in Oahu. Not a single person died during his time as a lifeguard and he rescued over 500 people.
GkG TIL the early Christian church wed same-sex couples, going against a Roman law against the practice, through the 14th Century.
DQMDY TIL The anniversary edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail film included a subtitle track called "Subtitles for people who do not like the film" and included snippets from Shakespeare's Henry IV pt 2.