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When we were kids, there was one thing everyone knew for sure – if you found a star on your tootsie pop wrapper, a free sucker was in your future. Right?
It turns out that even Tootsie Pop has no idea where this urban legend began, but they definitely don’t honor it.
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Not only that, but it’s not even really rare.
Image Credit: Tootsie Pop
Are you kidding me?
The real question is, who made it up? Why? How on earth did it get so far-reaching and why did no one ever, you know, try to actually trade in their wrapper for a free one?
https://twitter.com/Beertheist/status/823552885808132096
An odd chapter in American history, to be sure, but one that’s now closed.
You’re welcome.
