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TIL about the RED T, a nonprofit organization advocating for the protection of translators and interpreters in high-risk settings.

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dDEgK TIL that armadillos can carry leprosy that can spread to humans
e0gmL TIL a cat named Oscar survived the sinking of three ships during WW2
b9o99 TIL Ethiopia is likely to be the birth place of modern Homo sapiens based on radioactive dating
KYoDQ TIL that a hybrid of the American paddlefish and Russian sturgeon was successful despite their last common ancestor being 184 million years ago.
69PK8 TIL Soil solarization is a small scale means of pest control. Covering the ground with a transparent sheet of polyethylene can heat soil to 35-60 C (95-140 F), which kills pathogens upto 30 cm deep in the soil and can promote healthy microbe growth.