Trivia of the Day May 11

The waltz developed from the Bavarian country dance called the ländler. It was first introduced to English ballrooms on May 11, 1812. Most observers considered the waltz disgusting and immoral due to the physical contact involved. The Victorian Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette devoted ten pages into denouncing the dance.

Barcelona FC’s Camp Nou is currently the largest stadium in Europe with a seating capacity of 99,354.

Oh-Barcelona.com from Barcelona, Spain - The Camp Nou Stadium

General Ulysses Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other physical ailments amongst his Union Civil War soldiers. He wired the following message to the War Department on May 11, 1864: "I will not move my army without onions." In response the U.S. government immediately sent three trainloads of onions to the front.

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