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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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4bgb TIL that earwax plugs from whales can be used to determine their age, much like tree rings. In 2013 a study examined a foot-long earwax plug from a blue whale to also determine when it was exposed to certain chemicals in the environment.
mxNjp TIL sunshine has a larger effect on mental health than temperature or rain.
9YVPB TIL English actor David Bradley, famous for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter movies and Sir Walder Frey in Game of Thrones, is also an accomplished stage actor who won a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear.
0w5K5 TIL There are twice as many bathrooms as necessary as the Pentagon because planners had to design the it for black and white employees, including “white” and “colored” cafeterias. However, Pres. Roosevelt made Jim Crow laws illegal on Federal property prior to its opening and was never enforced.
Y76Vv TIL The song "Happy Days Are Here Again" was recorded on the same day that the stock market crashed in 1929.