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    Where Did Popsicles Come From, Anyway?

    By | Shine Food – Thu, May 13, 2010 6:24 PM EDT

    By GALTime.com

    Who doesn't love popsicles? Those frozen treats that turn your mouth bright red or purple! Do you know who invented them?

    An 11-year-old boy did! In 1905, during a cold spell in San Francisco, young Frank Epperson accidentally left his fruity soda outside overnight with a stir stick in it. He found the frozen concoction the next morning. It tasted good and he named it the "Epsicle." It wasn't until 1923 that Epperson finally applied for a patent for the Epsicle ice pop, which his children convinced him to re-name the Popsicle.

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