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EVAN SMITH's "Fun Facts for Theatergoers"

If you’re like me, you see a lot of plays by yourself. Don’t look lonely at intermission – take along these fun facts and you’ll have lots of conversation starters!

DID YOU KNOW: Calvin of the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” is named after the theologian John Calvin (1509-1564), and his toy tiger Hobbes is named for the philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).

Recently, a Catholic bishop was excommunicated for ordaining women.

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