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Off-Broadway is a definition of seating capacity, 100 to 499, and does not refer to a specific location but to any theater venue in New York City. #FACT

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American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin once penned an essay about flatulence titled “Fart Proudly” and shared it with his peers. #FACT

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The Sun makes up 99.8 percent of the Solar System’s mass. #FACT

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Did you know that back in the 50s, Balenciaga only unveiled its new designs to stores a day before release to stop copycats? #FACT

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More than one billion glasses of tap water are consumed daily in the US. #FACT

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Bulls don’t actually hate the color red. Instead, they charge at the motion the red cape makes when a matador waves it. The cape is dyed red to hide the blood stains. #FACT

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In the 19th century, it was typical for young boys in England to wear pink ribbons and other decorations. #FACT

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During the Cold War, the USA had a secret project in Greenland called Project Iceworm to build ballistic missile silo bases under the ice. #FACT

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The color blue was associated with barbarians and the working class in Ancient Rome, whereas the wealthy favored white, black, and red colors. #FACT

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During the summer solstice, Earth's axial tilt reaches 23.44 degrees, pointing the Earth's Poles more towards the Sun than usual. #FACT

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When Galileo first saw Saturn’s rings, he had no idea what they were. The closest word he found to describe them was “ears.” #FACT

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There was a Chinese warlord nicknamed the “Three Don’t Knows” because he didn’t know how much money or concubines he had or how many men were in his army. #FACT

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Did you know that back in the 50s, Balenciaga only unveiled its new designs to stores a day before release to stop copycats? #FACT

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In 1908, Russia was hit with a meteor so large it created an explosion 1,000 times as strong as the Hiroshima bomb and destroyed an area two-thirds the size of Rhode Island. #FACT

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Draco, an Athenian lawyer, gave the city its first written code. The word “Draconian” originated from his name as his laws were so brutal. #FACT

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Yuri Gagarin ate the first meal in space in 1961. For the main course, he had two portions of pureed meat, followed by a tube of chocolate sauce for dessert. #FACT

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When Duke Ellington was a kid, he was more interested in playing baseball than music. Sometimes while playing, Teddy Roosevelt would ride past on a horse and spectate. #FACT