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TIL that after the success of NWA, the Bloods & Crips formed their own eponymous rap group. Auditions were held with real gang members, who were envious of NWA's success in popularizing "gangsta rap". The gangs ended their collaboration after releasing two albums.

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YbLx TIL: A guy tricked a bunch of scammers into handwriting a whole Harry Potter book.
Oo6BY TIL about synchronous fireflies. They only appear a few places in the world. The males all flash at the same time signaling to the females they are the right species. The light display is so popular, over 20,000 people apply to a lottery to get into Shenendoah National Park every year to see them
8vjV TIL Of ‘Project Thor’: a terrifying weapon system that is shockingly simple - 6 m. Tungsten rods launched from near Earth orbit, invisible to radar, could strike anywhere on earth, impact speed of Mach 10, impact equal to a tactical nuclear bomb but with no explosives.
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d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.