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Just in time for Easter, Answers.com presents five fun facts about jellybeans that you can share with the family over Sunday’s dinner. Definitely more fun than making small talk with Aunt Maude about the lamb-shaped butter.

1. In the 1910s and early 1920s, the word “jellybean” referred to a young man who put a lot of great effort in to dressing stylishly. The word later became synonymous with the term pimp.
2. Jellybeans have made a trip in space shuttle.
3. A series of Harry Potter jellybeans featured flavors like dirt, earwax, pepper, and vomit. Mmmm.
4. A precursor to the jellybean was advertised as early as 1861 as a candy gift for soldiers fighting in the Civil War.
5. The blueberry-flavored Jelly Belly jellybean was created specially for President Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981.

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