• July 20th is National Lollipop Day.
• The world’s largest lollipop was made in June 25, 2002. It was as tall as a Giraffe(15 feet tall) and about the weight of 23 full grown tigers. Oh ya it was Cherry flavored.
• There are many things named after Lollipop, movies, songs, paintings etc…
•The original lollipop machine would produce 40 Lollipops per minute but the modern ones make 5,900 a minute.
• Lollipops were first made in 1908, in • Connecticut by George Smith. He had named it after a horse he fancied, Lolly Pop.
• In the Midwest Lollipops are known as Suckers.
• There is a flavor named “A and B only”.
• In 1931, George Smith trademarked the word Lollipop.
•Charles Dickens invented the first modern Lollipop.
• Lollipops are made out of corn syrup and flavors.
•The most popular flavor is Cotton Candy.
• Lollipops were first produced in large scale (for commercial use) in the 1920s.
• The first lollipop was made by cave people and was actually honey on a stick.
• In the 17th century, the English boiled sugar treats and inserted sticks in them to make them easier to eat. They were a soft version of a lollipop.
• Lolly pop literally means “tongue slap.
• Today, the Spangler Candy Co. produces over 3,000,000 lollipops a day.
• 13 year old Mallory Kievman has created Hiccupops, a lollipop used to cure hiccups.