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TIL Mormons enjoy Jell-O leading to the area of the US where they settled being named the "Jell-O Belt":

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QJBbk TIL about Axel Wenner-Gren, a Swedish multimillionaire who established a private island residence in the Caribbean. Rumors during WWII suggested he was giving safe harbor to German U-boats and he was investigated by British intelligence. It is believed Ian Fleming partially based Dr No on him.
vOD8 TIL George Washington has over $300,000 in overdue library fines.
W7GAL TIL that one of the biggest bestsellers of early modern Europe was the "Malleus Maleficarum" (the "Hammer of Witches")—a guidebook for prosecuting and killing witches. From 1400 to 1775, 100,000 people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe and America, and around 50,000 were executed in Europe.
0ew5 TIL that Asia Carrera (former porn star) performed on the piano at Carnegie Hall twice before the age of 15, and later won a full academic scholarship to Rutgers University. However, at age 17 she ran away from home because she felt her parents put too much pressure on her to succeed academically.
mV9p TIL dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.