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TIL 80% of the theatrical productions on Broadway lose money; a failure rate that has remained "unchanged for years."

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Dw8p TIL During the filming of the flood scene for Noah’s Ark (1928), the great volume of water used was so overwhelming that three extras drowned, leading to the implementation of stunt safety regulations the following year.
Bj0D TIL that Queen Elizabeth I had a vast spy network and one of her spies signed his reports with “007.” This was later used by Ian Fleming, writer of James Bond.
p87Ne TIL that in 1856 a 32 year-old American journalist named William Walker invaded Nicaragua with a mercenary army and became its President, only to be ousted a year later.
BgK4d TIL about “Crown Shyness”
R5Mnl TIL about the tiny isolated Pacific Island of Rotuma. It is 400 miles from the rest of Fiji and has its own linguistic heritage. About 1,600 people there.