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TIL Blockbuster Laughed at Netflix Partnership Proposal in 2000

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oB4D8 TIL there is a road in France that can only be used twice a day, for a few hours. Then It Disappears Under 13 Feet of Water
9YMJ6 TIL the same voice actor, Frank Welker, has consistently been the voice of Fred from Scooby Doo for the past 50 years
ne0gB TIL That in 19th century a lot of cities had a moontower, a single giant tower acting as street light illuminating several blocks
DQ0Mv TIL that ancient Native Americans consumed a highly caffeinated ceremonial beverage of roasted holly leaves called cacina, or black drink. Conquistadores who consumed the drink daily provide some of the earliest written accounts of caffeine addiction.
Y7LoA TIL when Mattel sued dance-pop group Aqua for defamation over their 1997 hit "Barbie Girl," Court of Appeals judge Alex Kozinski dismissed the case. He concluded his ruling thus: "The parties are advised to chill."