Steve "Patch" Johnson served in the Merchant Marines with Bo Brady and they were good friends until they both fell for the same woman and got in a knife fight which cost Steve an eye.

During a four-year-coma, Marlena was used as a surrogate mother for genetically engineered babies, Rex and Cassie.

Susan Seaforth Hayes began playing the role of Julie Olsen Williams on Days of Our Lives in 1968.

Bo & Hope have survived plenty of tragedy, including Hope's identity crisis when she was temporarily brainwashed by Stefano DiMera to think she was a princess.

Originally introduced as a brainy "nerd" character with few friends, Chloe hid her beauty behind frumpy clothes and horn-rimmed glasses, making her an outsider at Salem High where she was picked on and referred to as "Ghoul Girl."

In 2006, NBC gave Days of Our Lives fans the chance to name Bo and Hope's latest bundle of joy. The result: Ciara Alice Brady. Names fans rejected included Cassidy, Darcy, Rori, and Bridget.

Bo and Hope's royal wedding on location in England was one of the most spectacular weddings on daytime television. Hope's dress cost around $35,000.

Hope has been kidnapped a lot.

In December 1992, when Austin failed to throw a fight, Carrie accidentally became the victim of an acid attack that was intended for her boyfriend.

In her possessed state, Marlena gained the ability to shapeshift, morphing into a panther and even transforming herself into her rival, Kristen DiMera. She was later successfully exorcised by her husband John Black, an ordained minister.