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TIL that, before a vowel, we pronounce “the” as “thee”, and before a consonant, we pronounce it “thuh”.

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XjQr TIL Goats are immune to poison oak/ivy and are used to control the growth of the toxic plants by grazing. Even better, the toxicants don’t pass through their milk.
mxvnM TIL While filming Predator (1987), Jesse Ventura learned from wardrobe that his biceps were larger than Schwarzeneggers; he was so proud that he bet Arnold a bottle of champagne to whoever had the larger arms. Arnold won because he instructed wardrobe to tell the lie to Ventura.
QJLE9 TIL that the Higgs Boson's media nickname "The God Particle" came from physicist Leon Lederman. He wrote a book and wanted it titled "The Goddamn Particle", poking fun at how hard it was to find. The publishers changed the title to "The God Particle" and the nickname stuck.
PYdZL TIL Eddie Murphy never left his home when he did the voice of Mushu in Mulan. He accepted the role on the condition he could record all his lines at his home recording studio.
YBBA TIL Drukpa Kunley was a Buddhist Monk who promised women a path to Nirvana through the use of his penis, or “Flaming Thunderbolt” as he liked to call it. The women paid him in beer.