Hot topic of the end of the week...mmm, I think we all know. Masonite was invented in 1924 in Laurel, Mississippi. The hyoid bone forms a rough U shape (hence its name, from the Greek "hyoeides", or epsilon-shaped), with the bottom of the U at the front and the two arms pointing back. It's a uniquely human feature, generally assumed to have developed to allow speech. It's commonly broken