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TIL a man living near The Gap cliffs in Sydney, Australia helped save over 160 people trying to commit suicide by just talking with them and inviting them into his home for tea over a 45 year time period.

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mx64E TIL Loretta Lynn's Song "Coal Miner's Daughter" is 100% a true story. The song describes her dad working all night in the coal mine and hoeing corn all day. Her father really was "a coal miner and subsistence farmer," and she really was born in Butcher Hollow, KY.
7pXZ TIL Danny DeVito was nominated for both the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role as The Penguin in Batman Returns.
awVMJ TIL that the last fatal shark attack in the UK happened on the 1st of August 1956. A man by the name of Richard Kirby was killed by a shark whilst trying to kill a shark with explosives.
VBl1p TIL that the last person verified to have been born in the 1800's died in 2017
eplYn TIL That 90s porn star Asia Carrera was not only a member of MENSA, with an IQ of 156, she was such a fan of the game Unreal Tournament she created her own character skins which showed her in skimpy outfits in the classic FPS game.