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TIL some US schools still hold segregated proms

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W74L8 TIL 'Boyz n the Hood' was nominated for 'Favorite Movie' at the Kids Choice Awards in 1992.
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kOVGE TIL of John Smeaton, an airport worker who kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the nuts. He would later be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.