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In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the foiled Gunpowder Plot of 1605, birthday tributes, and a striking physiology fact.
- 📜 The Gunpowder Plot: How Guy Fawkes was found guarding barrels of explosives beneath the House of Lords in 1605, the prevented assassination of King James I, and how that dramatic discovery shaped security, collective memory, and annual rituals like bonfires and fireworks.
- 🎂 Birthday highlights: Celebrating Roy Rogers (1911), Vivien Leigh (1913), and Art Garfunkel (1941), with a deeper look at Roy Rogers as the "King of the Cowboys," his wholesome screen persona, crossover media influence, and how that optimistic archetype shaped cultural tastes and communal comfort.
- 💡 Fact of the day: The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day — a startling reminder of the steady, life-sustaining rhythm that connects physiology to daily habits and wellbeing.
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