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TIL There are fossilized plants over 4500 feet beneath the ice sheet in Greenland

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pYEE8 TIL Drew Barrymore was originally going to play the lead character in the 1996 movie Scream
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AN9J4 TIL Judge Alex Kozinski, who ruled on the early 2000s Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc. (Barbie Girl song) dismissed the case; concluded his ruling by saying, "The parties are advised to chill”.
gMZEA TIL the film "Scream" was originally rated 'NC-17' by the MPAA 9 times. To convince them otherwise, Exec. Producer Bob Weinstein explained that the MPAA needed to see Scream more as a comedy than a horror film. This completely changed the MPAA's view, and the film's rating was changed to 'R'.
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