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TIL Ignacio "El Nacho" Anaya was a Mexican executive chef and restaurateur who invented nachos in 1940.

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m8Jv TIL Teddy Roosevelt saved American football from an outright ban after 18 players died in one season. He did this by implementing many rules that we know today, one of which includes the forward pass.
Ooea6 TIL Japanese right-wing nationalists tried to assassinate Matsutarō Shōriki (father of japanese professional baseball) for allowing foreigners to play baseball in the Jingu Stadium. He survived but received a 16-inch-long scar from a broadsword during the assassination attempt.
yVKB8 TIL the phrase "under god" wasn't in the original Pledge of Allegiance, and wasn't added until 1954
OoPkY TIL Canada Post has an annual “Letters To Santa” program where children can mail a letter to Santa and receive a personalized response. The team is equipped with psychologists and social workers to deal with “special letters” and give appropriate responses if they feel the child is in danger.
kkZd TIL W.T. Stead, a Victorian investigative journalist writing about child prostitution, bought an underage sex slave to prove how easily it could be done. He was sent to prison.