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TIL About 95% of firefighters in the United States are men

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dG79 TIL that “On Broadway” versus “Off Broadway” refers not to location but theater capacity. A play/musical is considered “on Broadway” if the theater seats 500+ while an “off Broadway” theater seats between 100-499. “Off off Broadway” refers to venues that seat less than 100.
jNXkR TIL prior to the flu pandemic (1918) being reported in St. Louis, Dr. Max Starkloff had local physicians on high alert and wrote about the importance of avoiding crowds. As health commissioner he closed schools, theaters, and prohibited public gatherings. The city had the lowest U.S. mortality rate.
Zp5rD TIL that the roman emperor Honorius banned trousers in rome.
X0Jl8 TIL that 8 of the top 10 biggest stadiums by capacity in the world belong to American university football teams. Also, the second biggest stadium is in North Korea.
R66l TIL Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman’s divorce from her husband in 1950 (to marry her lover Italian director Roberto Rossellini) was so scandalous a US Senator proposed a bill that would require films to be rated not just for on screen content, but the moral character of the actors involved as well.