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TIL Harrison Ford was once a roadie for The Doors.

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vPbnR TIL Laverie Vallee (née Cooper; July 18, 1875 – February 6, 1949), best known by her stage name Charmion, was an American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman. One of her risqué trapeze acts was captured on film in 1901 by Thomas Edison.
kJJ51 Today I learned about RP Flip, a research seacraft that can sit vertically in the water.
GRN1 TIL a man cut off his hand after he decided that it made him sin and was also possessed by the devil. In the hospital, he demanded it not be reattached. Later he returns and sues the hospital for 3 million dollars for not reattaching his arm.
x6L1 TIL Australia used to have bars close at 6 pm, which fueled an after-work hour-long speed-drinking session called the “six o'clock swill”.
VgG4 TIL there is a cruise ship that runs between Stockholm and Helsinki with the primary purpose of purchasing and consuming cheap alcohol