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Captain's Wafers, the Gerber baby, and much more

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
On Jan. 10, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state to ratify the Constitution – but it wasn't a state until March 4 of that year.

The 1966 version of Captain Marvel could remove body parts from himself, because that version was a robot.

Jupiter has lost one of its iconic red stripes, and scientists are baffled about why. The most recent images taken by amateur astronomers show that the lower stripe known as the Southern Equatorial Belt has disappeared.

Despite popular legend, Humphrey Bogart was not the model for the Gerber baby. He may have been model for another unknown baby food, however.

Captain's Wafers were named by the late Joe M. Logan, based on his experience coming home from World War II on a ship where he was invited to a place at the captain's table – a special treat. Logan worked for Lance Inc. for 30 years and passed away Sept. 4, 2008, at age 92.

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