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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\"jello-340x226\"<\/a>The Jiggly History of Jell-O<\/a><\/p>\n

For over a century, Jell-O has been a part of American culture and, according to a 1904 edition of the Ladies Home Journal, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Favorite Dessert\u201d (conveniently enough named such in an advertisement paid for by Jell-O before anyone was really buying it all). That said, ever since then it really has been one of the most popular deserts in America. The story of this fruit-flavored, gelatin-based icon includes good old-fashioned American ingenuity, brilliant marketing, and a wobbly start. Gelatin, the main ingredient in Jell-O, has been an after dinner delicacy for the wealthy dating all the way back to at least the… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"grave\"<\/a>Six Feet Under<\/a><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one thing everyone knows about graves other than the fact that they\u2019re really spooky at night, it\u2019s that they\u2019re always six feet deep. In truth, despite \u201csix feet under\u201d being synonymous with the very idea of death, it has little to no relevance in burial customs. For starters, the rules on exactly how deep you\u2019re legally supposed to bury someone when they die are by… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"juicy-fruit2\"<\/a>The Fruit in Juicy Fruit<\/a><\/p>\n

With a brand recognition rate somewhere close to 99% in the States, it\u2019s pretty safe to say that almost everyone reading this has at least heard of Juicy Fruit gum, if not also chewed it at some point. The question we\u2019re looking at today is- exactly what fruit is Juicy Fruit supposed to taste like and does it actually contain any dehydrated juice from that fruit? Now you\u2019d think that answering this question would be as simple as picking up a pack of Juicy Fruit gum and reading the ingredients list, but as with most things in life, we discovered it\u2019s just not that easy. For starters, the ingredients listed on a pack of Juicy Fruit are incredibly vague; the only real piece of useful information you can glean from a pack itself is that the gum contains… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"speed-limit\"<\/a>When Does a Speed Limit Come Into Effect?<\/a><\/p>\n

On paper, speed limits sound like a pretty simple idea- legislators and experts agree upon a given speed at which it\u2019s deemed safe to travel through an area and then let the public know by clearly signposting it. But a question we\u2019ve received numerous times over the years is when exactly does a speed limit legally come into effect? Here now is the answer. Any signposted speed limit comes into effect at the exact point the sign resides. In other words, if you\u2019re driving at 30 MPH through a 30 MPH zone and you\u2019re about to enter a zone that allows you to… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"first-rodeo\"<\/a>This Ain\u2019t My First Rodeo<\/a><\/p>\n

For the uninitiated, \u201cThis ain\u2019t my first rodeo\u201d is roughly equivalent to telling a person that you\u2019re more than prepared for a given situation or that it offers little challenge to you. It\u2019s more often than not used derisively, usually in situations where a more experienced person is being given unwanted or unwarranted advice by someone else. The phrase is similar in inclination to the British idiom, \u201cI didn\u2019t come down with the last shower\u201d (shower in this context referring to rain), or the expression, \u201cI wasn\u2019t born yesterday\u201d. As to the origin of the expression, it would seem it isn\u2019t nearly as old as you might think. The earliest known documented… (more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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