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TIL Broadway vs Off-Broadway is based on the number of seats, with Broadway having over 500, Off-Broadway between 100-499, and Off-Off-Broadway having less than 99

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b5JN TIL during the evacuation at Dunkirk, The last of the British Army left on 3 June, However, Churchill insisted on coming back for the French, so the Royal Navy returned on 4 June in an attempt to rescue as many as possible of the French rearguard.
l4nV TIL Dale Irby a PE teacher in Dallas (Texas, USA) who wore the exact same polyester shirt and knit sweater vest for the past 40 years of yearbook photos.
5Y1v8 TIL in 1943 a farmer was preparing his land when a volcano started growing under his feet. The volcano, known as Paricutín would grow to a 424m high cone and engulf 2 towns in lava.
NwWE TIL that the lion’s habitat once extended as far north as Turkey and all the way from North Africa to India.
yVJQM TIL that a NFL Running Back called 'Karim Abdul-Jabbar' was sued in 1997 by the NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for using his name to which he later changed to 'Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar' due to the lawsuit.