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TIL I learned there is a tower in Japan that has a highway passing through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floor.

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wLwv1 TIL that despite Disney’s 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm and the film rights to future Star Wars films, 20th Century Fox owns Episodes I-III, V, and VI until May 2020, and Episode IV forever since it co-produced and financed the film
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bX4Z TIL that “the” is pronounced as “thee” when before a vowel sound, as opposed to “thuh”