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TIL Butterflies can remember things they learn as caterpillars

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bdNa TIL that the stereotypical “witch-look” comes from early medieval female beer brewers called “alewives”. They kept a cat to chase away rodents, brewed beer in a big cauldron, used a broomstick-like “ale stake” to signal that they sold beer, and wore a pointy hat to stand out in a crowd.
epW9b TIL that The Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands was an joint stock association, incorporated in 1553. It led to the commencement of English trade with Russia, Persia and elsewhere, and became known as the Muscovy Company
dOVK TIL: tradition says that when entering a house or any other building, samurais had to leave their katana with a servant, but the wakizashi (a shorter katana) could be worn at all times and places. This is why the wakizashi is often called the samurai’s side arm
xQV5 TIL Thomas Jefferson included a paragraph in the Declaration of Independence condemning the King of Great Britain for slavery, but it was ultimately deleted.
AD6QB TIL that the 'Thin Blue Line' is supposed to be Law Enforcement standing between us and chaos. I always thought it was symbolizing the line between 'Us and Them' but the supposed meaning seems ironic given the last few days events.