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TIL despite failing to find Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, the search effort produced the most detailed underwater map ever created

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NXxr1 TIL the father of Stephen Paddock, the deadliest mass shooter in US history, was a bank robber who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list from 1969 to 1977.
lox05 TIL that a rabbit, Dory, helped save her owners life when he slipped into a diabetic coma. When Simon Steggall passed out watching TV, Dory jumped on his chest and thumped furiously. Her odd behavior caught the attention of Steggall's wife (she thought he was just sleeping) who called for help.
6EPMZ TIL of William James Sidis, a child prodigy who able to read the New York Times by the age of two, got into Harvard aged 12, and had an IQ of 250-300. He lived his adult live in relative seclusion and died (a virgin) of a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 46.
69dXw TIL a study found that most American dog owners would break up with their partner if their pooch wasn't feeling the vibe.
LMZp TIL that theoretically, it would take 4 light years of worth of lead to stop a neutrino.