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TIL only 37% of Rings of Power viewers completed season one domestically (45% overseas). In comparison, two cancelled shows (First Kill & Resident Evil) on another service had completion rates below 50%, but higher than ROP's domestic figure.

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xVrP7 TIL that in 2018 tourists threw about 1.5 million euros in loose change into the trevi fountain (Rome)
w5OP TIL that Ben Franklin, after conceiving an illegitimate son, advocated sexual affairs with older women, claiming that “it is less sinful to have sex with an older woman than to debauch a virgin.”
xa6o TIL that 68% of American women “say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught”
JxJV TIL the toothpick is known to predate the arrival of early modern humans. It is the oldest instrument for dental cleaning. The skulls of Neanderthals, as well as Homo sapiens, have shown clear signs of having teeth that were picked with a tool.
Dx6D TIL “step on a crack, break your mothers back” was originally the more offensive “step on a crack, turn your mother black”