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TIL in 1994, radio shock jock Howard Stern talked a suicidal caller out of jumping off the George Washington Bridge in New York. He was live on air conversing and making jokes with him until he was able to be restrained and sent to a hospital.

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KOEe6 TIL esteemed writer and presenter, David Attenborough, is brothers with actor Richard Attenborough, known primarily for his portrayal of John Hammond in Jurassic Park
d80eQ TIL about Operation Rocky Top, which was a FBI mission that discovered corruption in the Tennessee State government. With the help of a first-year state representative, the FBI had arrested 50 people including state officials, which led to two state officials committing suicide to avoid trial.
yQav8 TIL in 1975, advertising executive Gary Dahl listened to his friends complain about their pets, giving him the idea for the perfect pet: a rock. In just six months he sold over one million Pet Rocks for $4 each and became a millionaire.
5Vo6R TIL a rose bush can change color due to grafting. Often, any color of rose is grafted onto a hardier rootstock, like the Dr. Huey variety. The grafted bush can die, and the rootstock grows again and produces a dark red rose, no matter what color the bush was before.
rRnow TIL The President of The People's Republic of China was awarded the Key to the City in Muscatine, Iowa. Twice. Once in 1985 and again in 2012.