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TIL Pandas are only fertile once year and only for 36 hours!

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XEPMr TIL "Soap opera rapid aging syndrome" refers to the practice of soap operas to age child characters faster than the general timeline of the shows, sometimes becoming adults in a few years after their birth.
4AXa TIL that donated blood is sold on the open market and it’s a $4.5-billion-a-year industry.
loJZ7 TIL that Mister Rogers, in 1968, hired the first black actor to have a recurring role on a children’s show --François Clemmons. Clemmons portrayed a police officer on Mister Rogers neighborhood.
rR5ed TIL that Pablo Escobar was making $2,500,000 an hour during the late 80’s and early 90’s. He made so much money that he would buy commercial airliners, fill them with cocaine and once they landed, abandon the plane and buy a new one for the next shipment.
JY8mv TIL The Beatles were a strong influence in American civil rights, refusing to play for segregated audiences and even put it in their contract. They refused to play at the Gator Bowl in FL in 1964 until the desegregated the audience.