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TIL: Soap operas got their name because soap companies were the primary advertisers of radio dramas (target towards women).

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5Y5Mn TIL The last words of serial killer Peter Kürten were “Tell me… after my head is chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? That would be the pleasure to end all pleasures.”
5Y1b9 TIL prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribes had an average group limit of 50 people. Incidentally, modern research shows that in the video game World of Warcraft, maximum group player cohesiveness occurs at a limit of 50 players.
rNKDe TIL Sony's high-end microphones & headphones for professional use are produced at a designated special subsidiary at which 67% of employees have a disability.
b4YZ TIL That tax-free organizations can’t be used to endorse candidates. Many churches (tax-free) have been endorsing candidates and emailing videos of the crime to the IRS, who does nothing about it
a87aJ TIL the female equivalent of 'phallic' is 'yonnic'