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TIL the voice in your head while reading is subvocalization

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d8Jp7 TIL that George Washinton owned a quartet of dogs named Drunkard, Taster, Tipler and Tipsy
mxvmE TIL: President Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant but changed his name at West Point to avoid having his military uniforms marked with initials "H.U.G."
oDgR TIL that Christina Hendricks’ agency fired her for taking the role of Joan Holloway on Mad Men
MeLjB TIL On June 8, 1978, Larry Bird signed a five-year, $3.25 million contract with the Boston Celtics making him the highest-paid rookie in sports history at the time.
xyy0 TIL that hippo milk is pink