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TIL that the character Tinky Winky from the British TV series 'Tellytubbies' was attacked by the religious right in America for being a "gay role model".

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wg91 TIL Robert Kennedy took up a paper route as a young boy. However, he had the family chauffeur driving him, so that he could make his deliveries in a Rolls-Royce.
me5M TIL of 14-year-old Aitazaz Hassan Bangash, who sacrificed his life after tackling a suicide bomber who was determined to kill students gathered for their morning assembly at their school. During the scuffle, the bomber dressed in a school uniform, panicked and set off the bomb, killing them both.
wLaEo TIL That chewing gum is actually made of a synthetic plastic that's not biodegradable, and is the 2nd most littered item after cigarette butts
epZPL TIL in 2012, a California high school student was directed to urinate in a bucket in a supply room closet after a teacher mistakenly believed that bathroom breaks were not permitted. In 2017, a court ordered the school district to pay the student $1.25 million.
rE5W TIL that the BMI(body mass index) the most widely used measurement for body weight, is wrong, and even the creator says it cannot be used to measure the fat of an individual.