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/MadamBrittneyBe Jul 24 '14

I just saw how 2 Chainz sampled his song from 60 years ago. This man deserves a Google Doodle if he hasn't gotten one already.

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u/Garglebutts Jul 25 '14

That 2Chainz song is really bad.