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TIL that in 1985, the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore held a youth rap contest. The winner was 14-year-old Tupac Shakur.

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xBvw TIL that in 1988 Reagan prevented the Senate from putting sanctions on Iraq for its violation of the Geneva Protocol on Chemical Weapons. The US also voted against a UN Security Council statement condemning Iraq’s use of chemical weapons
5Y5rk TIL that after being married for seven years, a Brazilian couple Adriana, 39, and her husband Leandro, 37, found out that they were actually brother and sister whose mother left them in their infancy.
8e0b4 TIL That Anne Spielberg, sister of Steven, co-wrote the movie Big.
9Zmr TIL in 1984 An automatic weapon was fired from the Libyan embassy in London, injuring 11 and killing a British policewoman. However, the killer enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Because the killer was never brought to justice the UK later allowed the USA to bomb Libya from American bases in the UK.
neymP TIL: In 2013, a school shooter wore a "KILLER" shirt to sentencing, flipped off the victims families, and said he masturbates to their deaths (video)