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

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x6Beo TIL that humans can learn to use echolocation to perceive detailed information about the location, density, and dimension of the objects in their surroundings (as bats do).
nkEo TIL Inspector Gadget’s car, The Gadgetmobile, was a 1983 Toyota Supra.
0dGZy TIL that a 1968 ad claimed the proposed World Trade Center would pose ‘risk to air navigation,' and showed a plane flying into the north tower
e0g84 TIL the Chicago Sun-Times bought and and ran a bar to show and uncover corruption.
1aKod TIL frozen carrots can spark and catch fire in the microwave