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Today is International Pronoun Day so here are some historical facts about pronouns. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown organ in the human body. And forget about WeWork, a Japanese amusement park has offered up their ferris wheel as a co-working space.
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A brief history of singular 'they' (Oxford English Dictionary)He, she, or ... ? Gender-neutral pronouns reduce biases – study (The Guardian)Gender-neutral pronouns: When 'they' doesn't identify as either male or female (Washington Post) Kamala versus Daenerys (The.Ink)International Pronouns Day (Pronouns.Org) Scientists Just Discovered a Mysterious Organ Lurking in The Centre of The Human Head (Science Alert)Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head (NY Times)Japanese theme park lets you co-work from the Ferris wheel (CNN)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterNo segments available for this episode yet.