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TIL of Zarif Khan, an Afghan man who came to Sheridan, WY in 1909 and began peddling tamales. By 1915, he acquired the nickname Hot Tamale Louie and opened a restaurant, Louie’s. In addition to his food, Khan was also famous for serving any customer, regardless of race, profession, or social class.

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gMLj8 TIL that during WWII the Japanese launched 1000s of balloon bombs towards North America. Only a few hundred of the devices have been found.
nWDJW TIL: That the word "Eurovision" was first used as a telecommunications term in the United Kingdom in 1951, in reference to a programme by the BBC being relayed by Dutch television, and was subsequently used as the title for the union's new transmission network upon its creation in 1954.
aGOy TIL about the Salt Water Buffalo who were introduced to Newfoundland as a potential new species for meat and hide. All but 1 died as they discovered the best tasting grass was at the edge of cliffs and inevitably fell to their deaths
9YmRB TIL of four interwoven studies of smokers, found that sadness increases cravings, frequency of smoking, and volume of puffs, and also predicts smoking relapses, even decades later.
w9W6 TIL of Jeanette Rankin, the first female member of congress and the only person to vote “Nay” to go to war with Japan in ‘41. Many requested she change her vote but she refused. After the vote, an angry mob followed her from the Capitol building, forcing her to take refuge in a telephone booth.