Here are some random facts for you.
1. Nachos are called nachos after their inventor, Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya, who was the host at a Mexican restaurant called the Victory Club.
One night in 1943, some U.S. Army wives came in late, but the chef had already left. So Nacho went into the kitchen to throw something together for them. It was, essentially, nachos as we know them. The dish was so popular with the women and other guests, that it was eventually put on the menu.
2. When the A&E Network launched in 1984, it came on after Nickelodeon signed off for the night, on the same channel.
3. Amtrak started in 1971, and has lost money all 54 years it’s been in existence. It survives mainly on a $1 billion government subsidy.
4. The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted by Congress in 1942, but it didn’t say “under God” until it was amended by Congress in 1954.
5. The word “apron” was originally “napron.” But when people would say, “a napron,” most people would hear, “an apron”, so eventually it just became “apron.”
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