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TIL that the brains of transgender people more closely match the brains of the gender they identify as than the one they don’t

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GAgO1 TIL the Epic of Gilgamesh, humanity's 1st recorded story mentions a man called Utnapishtim. The Gods tasked him with building an ark for his family and 2 animals from each species to survive a flood they would create because of Humanity's sins. All this is really similar to the story of Noah's ark.
77mL TIL all federal agencies are required by law to purchase certain supplies (e.g. office supplies) exclusively from companies employing only the blind or severely disabled.
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R7EZ4 TIL The lead singer of the Offspring came up with the lyrics to "Come Out and Play" (Gotta Keep'em Separated) while trying to cool liquids in his grad school lab