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TIL that the shape of a person’s corpus callosum reflects their mental rather than physical sex (i.e. someone with male genitalia at birth who identifies as female will have a female shaped corpus callosum)

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MeyjA TIL about the Nuremberg Chronicle, an ambitious history of the world published in 1493, with over 300 pages and 2,000 illustrations. Six blank pages are reserved at the end to record events from 1493 to Judgment Day.
pYyAb TIL there's a estimated 70% chance a earthquake of about M7 will hit Tokyo in the next 30 years.
Ypjyd TIL that Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is an uncommon condition that causes an unpleasant, fishy smell. It's also called "fish odour syndrome". The only symptom is an unpleasant smell, typically of rotting fish. There's currently no cure.
YpvP7 TIL that in 2016 bookies deemed that Leicester winning that Premier League was less likely than Kim Kardashian becoming US president by 2020
QvaL TIL in a 2010 report written for the Rothschild Giraffe Project, researcher Zoe Muller wrote: “It is believed [in Tanzania] that giraffe brains and bone marrow can cure HIV-AIDS victims,” adding that “freshly severed heads and giraffe bones can fetch prices of up to $140 per piece.”