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TIL That Harrison Ford was once a roadie for The Doors

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Y7adx TIL when two people are attracted to each other, their heart rates sync up.
rLn4 TIL the Swiss Guard, known now as the guys in the vibrant clown-like costumes that stand around the Vatican holding halberds, once stood against an army as it sacked Rome. 189 Guard stood against 20,000 invaders at the Vatican long enough for Pope Clement VII to escape the city.
awbW9 TIL of Judy Buenoano aka 'Black Widow'. She had been convicted of poisoning her husband with arsenic, drowning her son, and attempting to kill her fiancé with a car bomb. In 1998, she was the first woman to be executed in the state of Florida since 1848
x4ak TIL In 1980 a Centaur skeleton was assembled using the remains of a human and Shetland pony, then displayed as a real artifact in order to challenge student skepticism
b9aJ0 TIL Dyess AFB in Texas is named for William E. Dyess, an Air Corps pilot and survivor of the Bataan Death March. During a training exercise, his airplane's engine caught fire. Rather than bailing over a populated area, Dyess crashed his aircraft into an empty field. His decision cost him his life.