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TIL, for the 1993 movie Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg wanted the velociraptors to be about 10 feet tall, which was taller than they were known to be and had dinosaur fans everywhere complaining. During filming, paleontologists uncovered 10-foot-tall specimens of raptors called Utahraptors.

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