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TIL that the first chainsaw was invented in 1830 and not made for cutting trees. It was called an Osteotome and designed to aid in childbirth - quickly sawing through the pelvic bone was sometimes seen as better than a caesarean.

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ZZko TIL The longest recorded marriage lasted 91 years and 12 days.
N5oM TIL on September 26th, 2011 Mikey Welsh posted on Twitter, “Dreamt I died in Chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). Need to write my will today” followed by, “Correction - the weekend after next”. He died October 8th, 2011 from a heart attack in his sleep in a hotel room. In Chicago.
8eQQb TIL that W.W. Denslow the illustrator of the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), died after a drinking binge.
v10Zx TIL Beretta, a popular firearms company based in Italy, is thought to be one of the oldest businesses still operating today. They predate Isaac Newton by over 100 years, and have been family owned since their inception.
074R TIL that the technical term of an “L-shaped” enter key is the “big-ass enter”