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TIL nachos are named after Nacho Anaya, the first man to pour melted cheese on tortilla chips

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yVjee TIL that only male narwhals have the famous narwhal “unicorn” horn, so almost all depictions of narwhals in pop culture are males. In addition, the “horns” are actually tusks, or external teeth similar to a human’s pointy canine teeth.
BpVD TIL Tommy Chong used to be in a band called Four Niggers and a Chink.
NXkKP TIL Washington State's admission to the union was delayed because the governor forgot to sign the state constitution.
b9KeZ TIL that the USS Constitution, built in 1797 is the world’s oldest ship still afloat and is still in active service in the US Navy
GY051 TIL when John Carpenter was at University he was required to visit a mental institution and saw a boy with a blank, pale, emotionless face who eventually became the inspiration for Michael Myers in his Halloween movies.