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Pringles Burial
- The creator of Pringles, Fredric J. Baur, requested to be buried in a Pringles can.
- His son honored this wish after Baur's death in 2008, using the original flavor can.
Brad Pitt's Pringles Ad
- Pringles were initially a flop but gained popularity thanks to a 1980s ad featuring a young Brad Pitt.
- The ad portrays theft, with Pitt's character stealing Pringles and a car.
Julius Pringle
- Mr. Pringle's first name, Julius, originated from a Wikipedia hoax by two Chicago students.
- Pringles and Kellogg's later embraced the name.