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TIL that “inner speech” (the voice you hear inside your head when you’re reading or thinking) is accompanied by tiny muscular movements in the larynx.

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4Qw6 TIL That slaves were forbidden from owning musical instruments as they were used to communicate. Congo Square in New Orleans was the only place slaves were allowed to gather every Sunday, to trade, sing, dance and play music. this led to the birth of Jazz
ABDd TIL of “wife carrying”, a sport in Estonia and Finland where the object of the game is to carry a woman over an obstacle course and the prize is the woman’s weight in beer
OGG06 TIL that in 2017 scientists at U of Bonn found that the same wine tastes better when labelled with a higher price tag, a phenomenon known as the “marketing placebo effect.” Participants were given two samples, one €6 and one €18. Most rated the latter higher though they were from the same bottle.
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yVrDl TIL There are more than 400 documented archaeological sites in Canada's Ukkusiksalik National Park, including Ak&lungiqtautitalik, meaning “place of the rope game” noted for a large, distinctive stone feature. However, Ak&lungiqtautitalik is not currently open to visitors