Necco Wafers refuse to die.
“Everyone’s least favorite Halloween candy has been making us miserable since 1847.”
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Insist on the hole.
1919 Life Savers magazine ad found as the inside front cover of a Life magazine.
Did you know Wint-O-Green Life Savers spark in the dark? Here’s why.
You never know when you’ll suddenly have to know a lot more about Life Savers. Mental Floss has you covered.
Continue readingNo relation to Grape-Nuts.
Bone shards:
Looks like I wasn’t the only one trying to figure out who the artist was in this campaign. Not only was the artist identified (Stuart Hay (1889-1969)), but they also include another ad in this circus campaign! Win-win!
Nowadays, Beech-Nut is known mostly for its baby food. They’re the one that isn’t Gerber.
There’s also an unrelated Beech-Nut chewing tobacco. This ruffled some beech-feathers back in 1927.
Want some beech nuts of your own? Go foraging!
Wanna run away with the circus? That’s a bit hard to do these day, so why don’t you find out about its history instead?
Continue readingTruth in Packaging: Goo-Goo Cluster Edition
Expectation…
…Reality
Still ate it, though.