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TIL they were called ‘Soap Operas’ in the US initially because most major sponsors were soap manufacturers.

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gMv1b TIL that Chicago was called "Swedens second biggest city" in the beginning of the 20th century, having the largest swedishborn population in the world after Stockholm.
VMkEZ TIL the Colosseum was built in just 10 years
7rkK7 TIL the Romans had a sacrificial "door to the underworld" in modern day Turkey where animals would appear to mystically drop dead. The eunuch priests that brought them there were left unscathed because they stood above the lethal cloud of carbon dioxide gas.
96Z7 TIL the bubble gum is pink because that was the only dye Diemer (the inventor) had on hand at the time and it was his favorite color.
b4Qj TIL that today is Aitzaz Hasan day: a day to tribute a 15 year old boy died stopping suicide bomber from entering his school, last year.