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TIL that Mississippi has the highest rate of child vaccination of any state, at 99.7%.

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KO7RB TIL In Serbia, 2014, an 11-year-old girl was rescued from a bull mastiff as it attacked her and dragged her through the street, by a dachshund named Leo. The city of Pancevo erected a statue in Leo's honor after animal advocacy groups and activists fought to get it put up.
QJa4p TIL Ron Wasserman, the composer of the Power Rangers theme song, also composed the theme song for the X-Men Animated Series
6EPo8 TIL in Deadpool 2, on Deadpool's map there’s a drawing of Wolverine marked “Prisoner 24601,” the same prisoner number for Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, a character also played by Hugh Jackman
aOVN TIL there’s a town in the US that is “surrounded” by Canada. Since it only has a primary, school, high school students need to travel 40 minutes and cross international borders four times a day
epNKg TIL in 2002, actor Don Johnson was caught with $8 billion USD worth of credit notes, statements and securities on the Swiss-German border. They were later found to be assurances from film investors