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TIL Jell-O is an especially popular food among Mormons, as the Mormon corridor region has been nicknamed “The Jell-O belt”. The food has even become the official state snack of Utah.

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mxjGR TIL that the professional soccer team RB Leipzig stands for Rasenballsport Leipzig, which translates to lawn ball sport. This was done because of legal disputes. Everyone still calls them Die Rotten Bullen (The Red Bulls) because of how ridiculous the actual name of the team is.
xVQMk TIL: Every year the Alpine Swift spends over 200 days in a row, in the air, without landing. How the birds are physiologically able to do it is still a mystery to scientists.
QJpEE TIL when the original director of mega-flop The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) was fired and replaced, he secretly returned to set disguised as a mutant dog and worked for the rest of production as an extra.
dDm98 Today I learned that ants can theoretically survive a fall from practically any height since an ant falling through the air only has a terminal velocity of about 4 mph.
1Kyr TIL Christine Cavanaugh, the voice actress for Chuckie Finster and Dexter died a year ago today of undisclosed causes.