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TIL that the English language doesn’t have any official authority or academy

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69Y6Q TIL Requiem for a Dream was given a NC-17 rating cause of a sex scene involving Jennifer Connelly's character. When Darren Aronofsky refused to change it cause it'd undercut his goal of de-glorifying drug use by showing the worst places it can take a person, his distributor just released it unrated.
WZOX TIL that after he was accused of witchcraft, Giles Corey was subjected to “pressing.” He was stripped naked and weight was added to a heavy plank on his chest to force him to plead innocent or guilty. Each time he was asked to make his plea, he said “more weight” and was eventually crushed to death.
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PDYL TIL that as a result of Breyers adding excessive amounts of additives in their ice cream to cut costs, Canada has determined their product no longer contains enough milk and cream to meet labeling requirements for ice cream, and must be labeled “Frozen Dairy Dessert”,or “Frozen Dessert.”