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TiL that nachos were invented by Ignacio Anaya. "Nacho" is the nickname of Ignacio.

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QJrrp TIL high school sports is something that is unique in the US. In most countries in the world, schools don't have sports teams.
Q9QE TIL that the modern day “pirate accent” we know comes from Robert Newton’s portrayal of Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney adaptation of Treasure Island. Before that, there was no universal"pirate accent".
OxdL TIL The Scottish Introduced fried chicken to the Southern U.S.
4kbRb TIL that a nuclear worker in Japan was exposed to 17 Sieverts of radiation (twice the amount that should kill a person). He was kept alive for 83 days, suffering serious radiation burns to his body, severe organ failure, and an almost zero white blood cell count.
KDdE TIL No matter how scrambled a Rubik’s Cube is, it can be solved in less that 20 turns.