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Lollipop (Candyman) is the title of a song by the pop-dance group Aqua, from the album Aquarium

A lollipop, or lolly, is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavoured sugar mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. These "lollipops" come in a variety of flavors from the traditional cherry, grape and orange to the more daring watermelon and green apple. There are many different flavors that this sugar candy come in, it all depends on the company that is making them.

They were first commercially manufactured on a large scale in the 1920s. Some lollipops contain fillings, such as bubble gum (Blow Pops) or Tootsie Pops. Notable brand names include Chupa Chups and DumDums.

There is an age old question about the Tootsie Pop. The owl spokes-bird for the Tootsie Pop says that it takes three licks to get to the center of it, but proceeds to take two licks and then bites it, so the question that has plagued many a young mind still remains: How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop? There has been scientific study and experiments done, but no hard evidence yet. (To view the commercial that started this controversy, see: [1]).

The term "lollipop" was first recorded in England in 1769 (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1973), denoting a sweetmeat consisting chiefly of sugar or treacle. The first element is perhaps related to "loll", meaning "to dangle" (the tongue) — "lolly" was also a northern dialect word for the tongue, although this may in fact be derived onomatopoeically from the mouth sounds associated with sucking and licking.

The origin of the lollipop has yet to be determined. Both Racine, Wisconsin and San Francisco, California, claim that they made the first automatic lollipop maker.

Lollipops are featured as a source of super powers in Herbie comics, in which lollipops are used for bopping, magic, and time travel.

The word "lollipop" is popular throughout many songs such as "The Good Ship Lollipop" (music by R. Whiting, words by S. Clare) and Candy Shop (rapped by 50 Cent).

External links

Song lyrics with "lollipop" in them

• The Good Ship Lollipop at Reel Classics.com
• Lollipop at Completely Lyrics.org

Other external links

• "The History of Lollipops" at bulkcandystore.com

• Lollipop Producers - http://www.crestholland.nl/default2_e.htm

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