Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running soap operas on US television. While the NBC show has gone through shifts in popularity and success, it has remained on the air since 1965. As you might expect from a series that has been on TV sets for 55 years, there are a lot of behind the scenes secrets and interesting facts about how the soap is made. Especially when you consider that so many different actors, writers, producers, and crew have been involved over the last five decades. Even super fans of Days of Our Lives might not be aware of some of the surprising things that go into making the soap opera and how the process has changed over the years.