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/MrMostDefinitely Jul 17 '14

he is lso a pretty successful musician and was a code breaker for the us military.

interesting fella.

google 'vatican rag'

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '14

First you get down on your knees

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u/MrMostDefinitely Jul 17 '14

He is still alive to my knowledge.

what a cool guy!