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TIL in Castel Sant'Angelo, Hall of Cupid and Psyche was the bedroom of the apartment built by Pope Paul III Farnese in the 1540s. Here Psyche is the personification of the soul (Psyché means "soul" in Greek) and the tasks she underwent represent the path to spiritual elevation towards salvation.

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9opp TIL that Giuseppe Zangara assassinated the mayor of Chicago in 1933. But, he was standing on a wobbly chair and so missed his real target, the man next to him - President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was saved by a faulty folding chair.
x6bEw TIL that there is an official world record for time traveling. It's held by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, who has spent 803 days total in orbit around Earth. According to Einstein's theories of relativity, this would mean Sergei effectively has travelled about 0.02 seconds forward in time.
Wkbg9 TIL Horses can distinctively lock major joints in their legs so they can sleep while standing up. There is also buddy system to protect other horses from predators.
D1YGj TIL that when an informer told the Roman emperor Julian that a man possessed a purple robe (which was treason and punishable by death, purple being the royal color), Julian dealt with the offender by sending him a pair of purple slippers to complete the outfit.
X0bVE TIL that long before Bruce Lee became known for martial arts, he’d already made his mark in completely different fields - appearing in Hong Kong films as a child, winning his school’s 1958 boxing title, and that same year taking first place in Hong Kong’s Crown Colony Cha-Cha dancing competition.