Results: Animal Crackers
Published on 05/08/2019
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Animal Crackers have been delighting children and adults alike for over a century. Although animal crackers are made with a layered dough like crackers, they tend to be sweet in flavor, but are still technically a cracker and not a cookie. Have you ever had Animal Crackers or bought them for your children/grandchildren?
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How many of these trivia facts about Animal Crackers did you know?
Animals crackers originated in England. There they are called animal biscuits. They have been made since the 1800s, and after gaining so much popularity over in England, Americans wanted to try them too so bakers started experimenting with their own recipes.
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There have been 54 different kinds of animals in total. The current animals included in every box are tigers, cougars, camels, rhinoceroses, kangaroos, hippopotamuses, bison, lions, hyenas, zebras, elephants, sheep, bears, gorillas, monkeys, seals, and giraffes.
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Animal crackers are the name of the snack, not a particular brand. In the U.S., several different companies produce animal-shaped treats. The first was Stauffer Biscuit Company in 1871. They still use their original recipe.
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Animal crackers have their own day. It's April 18.
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There is a reason for the string on the box. It was originally intended to be used to hang the box as an ornament on a Christmas tree. But now, it's a convenient way for toddlers to tote around their snack.
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The most recent animal added to the collection, a koala, was chosen through a contest. In 2002, to celebrate their 100th anniversary, Nabisco had a contest to choose the next animal they were going to add. The koala beat out the penguin, cobra, and walrus.
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The monkey is the only animal that wears clothes. No one knows why, but the monkey is the only animal wearing clothes. He has on a pair of pants.
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They recently updated their design. After 116 years, Nabisco decided to uncage the wild animals featured on their box. The animals are now pictured roaming around in the grass instead of behind bars. The change happened after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) pressured the company to change the box that displayed the cruelty and unethical behavior that was inflicted on animals in the circus.
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Knew all of them
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Knew none
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Nabisco was the first to sell the crackers in boxes. In 1902, Nabisco started to sell, what they call, Barnum's Animals. They were based off of the very popular circus put on by P.T. Barnum. The boxes had pictures of the animals and looked like the trains the circus used to transport the animals in. Before this, the crackers had only been sold in bulk from a barrel.
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How many of these 'Animal Crackers' are you familiar with?
Shirley Temple sang a song called "Animal Crackers in My Soup." in the 1935 movie "Curly Top"
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The Marx Brothers 1930 film "Animal Crackers"
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557 votes
Animated 2017 "Animal Crackers"
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Animated children's TV series "Animal Crackers that ran for 4 seasons 1997 -1999
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Animal Crackers comic strip 1967 to present (the animated children's series was based on it)
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120 votes
Animal Crackers comic strip 1937–1957
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None
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