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TIL that, despite all stereotypes, Mississippi and West Virginia are the only two states that do not allow children whose parents refused to have them vaccinated due to religion in schools.

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yQdKa TIL that the residents of Chernobyl had a new city built for them by workers from 8 former Soviet republics. The city has a range of different architectural styles such as pink stoned Armenian buildings and wooden Baltic-style houses. City districts are named after a city from each republic.
DQDeD TIL that blind individuals can opt for a guide horse instead of a guide dog. Miniature horses are an alternative for those who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog.
neByP TIL about Wangari Mathaai, the first African Woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She founded the Green Belt movement that helped plant 30 million trees and empowered women to get involved in social change.
Oo9j1 TIL the cloth of gold cone (Conus textile) is a venomous species of sea snail capable of severely stinging humans, and several deaths have been attributed to this marine gastropod. The snail's proboscis holds the harpoon-like, radular tooth which is responsible for injecting conotoxin into its prey.
EpDx TIL that the opposite of paranoia is called Pronoia - believing in the existence of a conspiracy to help the person.