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TIL the term 'soap operas' originated from daily 15 minute programs on the radio and were so-called because they were sponsored by soap companies, such as Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble. Soap operas were specifically engineered to appeal to women with the intention of increasing sale of soap

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PYAdG TIL the Great Pyramid at Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing today. The Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus were destroyed. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still unknown.
GAJ8g TIL about Yoko Ono's film "Self-Portrait" (1969). It consists of a 42-minute shot of her husband John Lennon's semi-erect penis. At the end, a drop of semen comes out. The film was never reshown after its initial screening.
b6BRj TIL about badge engineering, which is the practice of marketing a vehicle under 2 or more brand names. A good example being the 2010 Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, & Mazda Tribute, shown here
gMYXb TIL knights were actually more useful in raiding and guerrilla warfare than open field battles. They weren't the tanks of medieval times, but the special forces.
nedvb TIL that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at its greatest extent was the largest state in Europe in the 15th century