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

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J1KVj TIL Colgate University was started by 13 men with $13 and 13 prayers, so 13 is considered a lucky number. Friday the 13th is the luckiest day at Colgate.
nexWb TIL I learned about "Axe Cop": an ultra violent cartoon based off a comic written by a 5 year old. The titular character is voiced by Nick Offerman
69pKQ TIL In the 1990s, many computers used two-digit years. To prevent systems from reading "00" as 1900 in the year 2000, governments and companies spent billions updating systems. Thanks to these efforts, major failures in banking, flights, and utilities were avoided.
eMMk TIL Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in 1872, against Ulysses S. Grant.
4vL6 TIL in 1963 San Francisco Giants manager Alvin Dark is said to have joked, They’ll put a man on the moon before pitcher Gaylord Perry hits a home run. 1 hour after the 1969 moon landing he hit his first career homerun.