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When children would suck there thumbs and one day a little boy said 'I wish my thumb was sweet!' so a clever man called Neil Chapmil after many attempts he came up with the Lolli Pop

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The word "lollipop" is believed to have originated in the early 18th century, derived from the word "lolly," a dialect word for "tongue." The sweet treat itself has been around since ancient times when people would eat honey on a stick.

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