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TIL A rapist still has parental rights over the child in the majority of US States

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16nWd TIL Physicist JJ Thompson, famous for discovering the electron, won the Nobel Prize in 1906. SEVEN of his students later won Nobel prizes, and this list should probably include his own son who also won the award.
OGx96 TIL of Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck. She has a PHD in in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service in Higher Education. Her Dissertation was about uncommon black names.
JY5dm TIL the Great Indian Bustard was a major candidate for being India's national bird, but over fears that it would be misspelled "Great Indian Bastard", it was rejected in favor of the peacock. Since then, the peacock has been thriving, while the bustard has been on the verge of extinction.
rRd44 TIL the Power of Sleep particularly for elite athletes. Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. Usain Bolt 9-10 hrs a day. Le Bron James also sleeps 12 hours. For a long time, while he was struggling with his form, Tiger Woods had a sleep disorder.
e0NKE TIL Paul McCartney in 2002 threw his fiance' Heather Mills' diamond-and-sapphire engagement ring (£15,000 ($25,500) out of a hotel window during an argument. After calming down he asked security at the Turnberry Isle Resort and Club to search the grounds and it was eventually found.