History of the Popsicle

          The popsicle as you know it was invented in 1905 by a strapping young lad named Frank Epperson. He was only eleven years old when he invented the originally named Epsicle. He had the idea when he left his fruit flavored soda out on the porch with a stir stick in it. The next morning he licked his genius creation, and found it appealing.

Sorry I couldn't find a picture of "fruit flavored soda" from the 1900's,  but this is arguably better. 

           It took Epperson 18 more years to apply for a patent for a "frozen ice on a stick". Which kids immediately started calling the "popsicle" after its release. In 1925 Epperson sold his famous creation to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. (No relations to the modern "Lowes", the home improvement empire). Soon Good Humor bought the rights from them, and they own them still. 

Good Humor made popsicles crazy.

          Oh, and also twin popsicles (two popsicles smashed together) were invented during the Great Depression.