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TIL that members of the Bloods and Crips street gangs were frustrated by the success N.W.A. achieved by talking about the gang lifestyle, and despite being rivals they got together in 1993 to record an album titled "Bangin' on Wax".

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TIL Joseph Kennedy initially hoped for his eldest son Joseph Jr. to become President. When Joe jr. was killed during World War II, he encouraged his younger son, John F Kennedy, for a run for political office.

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TIL the Siwa Oasis in Egypt has long practiced a tradition of homosexual relationships and marriage, traditions that the Egyptian authorities have sought to repress, with increasing success, since the early 20th century.

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TIL that members of the Bloods and Crips street gangs were frustrated by the success N.W.A. achieved by talking about the gang lifestyle, and despite being rivals they got together in 1993 to record an album titled "Bangin' on Wax".	135
TIL Joseph Kennedy initially hoped for his eldest son Joseph Jr. to become President. When Joe jr. was killed during World War II, he encouraged his younger son, John F Kennedy, for a run for political office.	15
TIL the Siwa Oasis in Egypt has long practiced a tradition of homosexual relationships and marriage, traditions that the Egyptian authorities have sought to repress, with increasing success, since the early 20th century.	9