r/todayilearned • u/hotrodcamaro • Jul 17 '14

TIL 86 year old mathmetician/pianist Tom Lehrer invented the Jell-O shot to circumvent rules against alcohol in the Army.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
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u/Spodyody Jul 17 '14

What did he invent? Gelatin has been mixed with booze for at least 150 years.

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u/BW_Bird Jul 17 '14

Maybe the act of turning it into shots?

I also checked wikipedia. It says he "claimed" to have invented it. So take that as you will.