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2 unusual facts about Baby Ruth


Ruth Cleveland

The Curtiss Candy Company asserted that the "Baby Ruth" candy bar (formerly known as Kandy Kake from 1900–1920) was named after Ruth Cleveland, a claim that the urban legends website Snopes.com has debunked.

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Based on the Baby Ruth joke from the film Caddyshack, she is confident that it is really a candy bar, and picks it up and takes a bite -- only to find out it was a real turd.



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1933 John H. Livingston crashed his Cessna CR-3 and flew "Mike" around the country as part of the Curtiss Candy Company "Baby Ruth" airshow team.