Something I Found Very Interesting

[Raz_Kaz]

Ever wonder where some brand names come from? Well here are some secrest...revealed!



BABY RUTH CANDY BAR

The Baby Ruth candy bar was NOT named after Babe Ruth, but after "Baby" Ruth Cleveland, the daughter of former President Grover Cleveland in 1921. The Yankee legend did endorse a knock-off called "Babe Ruth Home Run Bar," but Baby Ruth's bosses went to court and forced the competitor off the market.

CRACKER JACK

Candy coated popcorn, peanuts and a prize -- that's what you get in Cracker Jack! The popular treat got its name when a salesman, sampling the mix for the first time in 1899, exclaimed, "That's crackerjack!" -- meaning very good. And a snack star was born.

DR. PEPPER

Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too? In 1885, Charles Alderton, the inventor of Dr Pepper soft drink, named the beverage after Dr. William R. Pepper of Virginia when the doctor refused to allow his daughter Minerva to marry Alderton, who was from Waco, Texas. The strategy didn't work and Alderton married another woman, but the name stuck. And it's a good thing . . . Alderton originally called the drink "Waco."

HERSHEY'S KISSES

The candy, invented by Milton S. Hershey in 1907, is named for the sound the machine nozzles made as they squirted out each dollop of chocolate.

LITTLE DEBBIE SNACK CAKES

The treats from the McKee Baking Company of Tennessee are named after the founder's granddaughter, Debbie McKee, who was a young girl in 1960 when she posed for the picture on the packages.

MILK DUDS

The chocolates were created in 1926 when the maker, F. Hoffman & Company of Chicago, tried to produce a perfectly round candy and instead mistakenly made lopsided, but delicious, "duds."

TOOTSIE ROLL

The chewy treats were named for "Tootsie," the 5-year-old daughter of inventor Leo Hirshfield, an Austrian immigrant, who began selling the treats in New York City in 1905.

DAIRY QUEEN

Who's the original Dairy Queen? Company founder J.F. McCullough came up with the name in 1940 when the first ice-cream store opened in Joliet, Ill. He said it was in honor of the real queen of the dairy industry -- the cow!

DIAL SOAP

Dial became a brand in 1948 because execs at the Armour Soap Co. wanted to get across the idea that it offered round-the-clock protection. To emphasize the point, they used a clock dial for the emblem.

IVORY SOAP

The white soap came about by accident in 1879, after a Procter & Gamble employee left the mixing machine on when he went to lunch, and got too much air into the soap he was making. The extra whipping made the 99 44/100 percent pure soap float and gave the product one of its greatest selling points.

BUDWEISER BEER

Brewmeister Carl Conrad christened his beer Budweiser after the Bohemian town of Budweis in 1876, because the townsfolk were famous for making a similar-style beer.

VICTORIA'S SECRET

Just what IS Victoria's Secret? Ironically, the sexy lingerie company bought by Leslie Wexner, owner of The Limited clothing chain in 1982, was named after prudish Queen Victoria.

[FireBball972]

Raz, where are you getting all these?

good post though

[MagicRat]

I had heard about Ivory soap, but......Victoria's Secret......named after Queen Victoria????
Have you ever seen pic of Victoria??
Trust me, pics of Vicki circa. 1900 in a push up bra and a lace thong would make me turn gay.......

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Note: Things I need to keep on top of thanks to Raz.

[psychobadboy]

Originally Posted by Raz_Kaz

BABY RUTH CANDY BAR

The Baby Ruth candy bar was NOT named after Babe Ruth, but after "Baby" Ruth Cleveland, the daughter of former President Grover Cleveland in 1921. The Yankee legend did endorse a knock-off called "Babe Ruth Home Run Bar," but Baby Ruth's bosses went to court and forced the competitor off the market.

http://www.snopes.com/business/names/babyruth.asp

Originally Posted by Raz_Kaz

IVORY SOAP

The white soap came about by accident in 1879, after a Procter & Gamble employee left the mixing machine on when he went to lunch, and got too much air into the soap he was making. The extra whipping made the 99 44/100 percent pure soap float and gave the product one of its greatest selling points.

http://www.snopes.com/business/origins/ivory.asp

I am here to crush you, Raz!

[Raz_Kaz]

Well the others stand bastard!!!

[psychobadboy]

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