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TIL that "sex changes are not effective", according to researchers, who say there is no evidence that these operations improve the lives of transexuals, many of whom remain suicidal and severely distressed after surgery.

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OoXyg TIL in UI/UX, menu layouts are officially recognized by food names (ex.••• is called ‘meatball menu’).
Ypr1W TIL that John B. Goodenough (apart from the very interesting name) was a Nobel laureate in chemistry who is credited with the identification and development of the lithium-ion battery, and for seminal developments in computer random-access memory.
BrJJW TIL Wet Wet Wet lead Marty Pellow had their hit song Love is All Around removed from sales not long after going to the cinema and hearing someone say "God, not that song again!" as the Four Weddings trailer played, it was still selling 120k copies/week when it was pulled 3.5 months after release.
78bkX TIL Freshwater fish urinate almost non-stop
R5oGa TIL: There was a Shogun: The Musical. Written by Clavell, it was performed on Broadway for two months until a drop in tourism from The Persian Gulf War.