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TIL of Paige Hunter, a UK young woman who has prevented at least 6 suicides by tying over 40 handwritten notes of hope to a bridge infamous for suicides.

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xVmZo TIL that between 2000 and 2015, the average global life expectancy increased by five years.
GyeN TIL that Norinco (Chinese firearms manufacturer) guns are no longer imported into the US because the company tried to sell anti-aircraft missiles to US street gangs.
BgKGb TIL the largest currently known dinosaur footprints (5'7" or 1.7 metres long) are sauropod tracks located in Broome, Western Australia.
oB1Ao TIL that there was a blind bisexual goose who fell in love with two swans and helped raise 60+ of their babies
4kLdo TIL in the United States, all sheep meat can be marketed as "lamb", regardless of the age of the animal.