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TIL inner speech (AKA the voice inside your head) is accompanied by tiny muscular movements in the larynx

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6EmYm TIL about Jheri Redding, a Caucasian chemist who invented the Jheri Curl, a popular hairstyle for African-Americans in the 80s.
69Grl TIL that no-one knows what the "H." stands for in "Jesus H. Christ". Some speculate it's "Harold", as in "Harold be thy name".
Dbrr TIL that the Beatles reign was only for 7 years from their first album to their last.
Od5L TIL Hitler was the first person to play Hitler in a film. It is considered one of the most innovative propaganda films ever created.
BrxRk TIL Elena N. Bodnar has a US Patent for inventing a brassiere, that in an emergency, can act as a pair of protective face masks and she was awarded the Ig Nobel Public Health Prize for it in 2009.