TIL the creator of version control software Git, Linus Torvalds, once quipped about the name "git" (which is British English slang for an unpleasant or silly person): "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First 'Linux', now 'git'."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git
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TIL Hispanic Heritage Month starts on Sept. 15 because it is the independence day of 5 Latin American countries, with Mexico on Sept. 16 and Chile on Sept. 18. It was created as Hispanic Heritage week by Lyndon Johnson but expanded to a month by Ronald Reagan

https://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about.html
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TIL In Finnish language, creaky voice is an integrated part of the pronunciation and is used regardless of gender. A study from Finland showed that the absence of voice fry in spoken Finnish was perceived as the speaker being less fluent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fry_register
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