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TIL that each of the characters in Gilligan's Island represented one of the seven deadly sins

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Z8rpD TIL about the RED T, a nonprofit organization advocating for the protection of translators and interpreters in high-risk settings.
4P7a TIL that due to its aquatic habitat and behavior, the Catholic Church officially categorized the Beaver as a type of fish, making it acceptable to eat on Good Friday and throughout Lent. This ruling was later extended to the Capybara and muskrat as well.
R5g86 TIL Jamaican-born Dr. Kenneth Melville was one of the first Black medical students at McGill University in Montreal who became an internationally respected pharmacologist. He was pivotal in the battle for racial justice, civil rights, and human rights in Canada.
QN0Qp TIL: about Nebraskas "safe haven" law that didn't have an age limit to drop off unwanted babies. A wave of children, many teenagers with behavioral issues, were dropped off. It has since been amended.
aw1do TIL that the greatest time difference between to points on earth is 26 hours and it's between two neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Line Islands and the Howland Islands.