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TIL that salted butter can be left out of the fridge indefinitely... the salt soaks up the moisture in the butter that would otherwise be a breeding ground for bacteria

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4kXVo TIL about the Sea Dragon, a fully conceived rocket design that would have launched from the ocean and was designed to put 550 tonnes into low Earth orbit.
loGV TIL Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” was inspired when the band went to bass player, Noel Redding’s mother’s house. Jimi said “Let me stand next to your fire” so he could warm up. The family dog was laying in front of the fire, which is where the line, “Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over.” comes from.
5YxY9 TIL in 1614 a Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga stabbed a Spanish soldier in Acapulco, Mexico as recorded by the grandson of an Atztec nobleman.
Q6wp TIL confederate soldiers of the American Civil War are not considered Veterans and are still officially traitors to the US.
dmaQ TIL there are still 5 people living who were born in the 1800s.