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TIL You Could Download Video Games From the Radio in the 1980s

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nWkdd TIL that Arab soap operas (musalsalat) air during the month of Ramadan and are enjoyed after the fast-breaking meal of Iftar. They typically last for 30 episodes that coincide with each night of Ramadan.
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ADWZx TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.