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5¢ The cost of the first 2-stick
Popsicle sold during the Great Depression. Children could share the treat for the same price as the single stick version.
2B Number of Popsicles sold annually.
11 Age of the Popsicle inventor, Frank Epperson, in 1905. Epperson invented the popular treat when he accidentally left out a glass filled with water, powdered soda and a stir stick overnight in freezing temps.
1923 The year Epperson
to clean up. The melting fiasco allowed the Dutch record holders, who created a 21-foot tall, 20,000-pound ice treat, to retain their title.
filed a patent for his invention under the name Eppsicles, but his children convinced him to change the name “Pop’s ‘sicles,” which of course was shortened to Percent of the average Popsicles. popsicle that is water. The other ingredients are sugars and The weight of preservatives. the attempted record-breaking popsicle created by Snapple on The year two-stick the first day of summer in 2005. Popsicle gets the pink slip after The strawberry-kiwi treat melted moms complain about their too quickly, however, creating messiness. a flood of sugary slush that And if you’re wondering, the most required the fire department popular flavor:
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