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The True Story Behind the Popsicle 

The ice pop was invented by an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson in 1905. He left soda powder and water outside overnight with the wooden stirrer still inside of it. THe treat froze overnight, and Frank was able to pop the cube out and lick the "beverage" just like that. He called it the "Epsicle" but eventually he started calling it a Popsicle. 

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