The Time Muhammad Ali Talked a Jumper Off a Ledge

Journalist David Grann is a must-follow on Twitter; you'll discover all kinds of cool stories through him. Like, for example, this:

Muhammad Ali helps talk a suicidal man off a ledge in Los Angeles, 1981. @HistoryinPics: pic.twitter.com/ZFjV9xbnxj

— David Grann (@DavidGrann) February 7, 2014

This was news to me. I didn't remember the incident. But thanks to YouTube (and CBS News, which uploaded it), we have a video clip. Here's how CBS News reported the story back in 1981: