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PopsiclePopsicle is a trademarked name for a frozen treat on a stick. It was invented in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson, who had left a fruit-flavored soda outside with a stir stick in it. The drink froze to the stick and tasted good. In 1923, Epperson applied for a patent for "frozen ice on a stick" called the Epsicle ice pop, which he re-named the Popsicle, allegedly at the instigation of his children. In 1925, Frank Epperson sold the Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. Good Humor now owns the rights. In the mid-1940s, Woody Gelman created Popsicle Pete as its mascot. He appeared in print ads, commercials, and activity books until 1995. External links
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