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"Ye" (as in Ye Olde Shoppe) is pronounced "The"

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YeRZ TIL Americans were more likely to help strangers than any other nationality according to the World Giving Index
WkvaB TIL that one time Michael Jordan had to wear No. 12 because someone stole his jersey before the game
gMn49 TIL Futurama's "Jurassic Bark" episode is a homage to Hachiko, the Akita who waited 9 years following Ueno's death for him to come back.
l75JK TIL that a museum in a tiny Western Canadian town has one of only 17 remaining Avro Lancaster aircraft in the world, and its Lancaster is one of only 4 in the world which can taxi under its own power
epE4J TIL: Black Hole Starships, in theory, can use black holes as an energy source for propulsion. In 2009, a proposal was made by scientists to create an artificial black hole using parabolic reflectors, but science is not advanced enough yet according to critics and there were clear dangers.