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TIL that beavers have iron teeth - literally.

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VRKk TIL Beretta is the oldest gun company in the world being established 1526 in Brescia, Italy.
4kRo5 TIL Mel Brooks not only produced the 1986 version of The Fly but came up with its most famous line "Be afraid, be very afraid."
VBm6D TIL the deepest known blue hole (underwater sinkhole) in the world is called the Taam Ja' Blue Hole and is in Mexico's Chetumal Bay. It's been measured to 1,378 feet (420 meters) deep, although scientists still haven't found the bottom.
GYrlN TIL the oldest known written complaint is from ancient Babylon written c. 1750 BC. In it, a customer named Nanni complains to the merchant Ea-Nasir about the low quality of his copper as well as him being rude to Nanni's servent who had to pass through enemy territory only to be refused a refund.
yQnmp TIL of Charles Ramsey, a Cleveland man who was key in the rescue of 3 women & a child from over a decade of captivity in a neighbor's home. When word got out he was eating a Big Mac when he heard a woman's cries for help, over a dozen Ohio restaurants pledged to offer him a free burger anytime.