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TIL that while he often said "my dear Watson" and "elementary", Sherlock Holmes never actually said the often used quote "Elementary, my dear Watson".

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X0V7X TIL vocal fry is seen as a speech affectation in English, but in some languages, it changes the meanings of words. In Jalapa Mazatec: já (normal voice) means "tree" whereas já̤ (breathy voice) means “he wears” and já̰ (with vocal fry) means “he carries”
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