No Such Thing As A Fish

468: No Such Thing As Drama-Free Pringles

Mar 2, 2023
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ANECDOTE

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.
ANECDOTE

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.
ANECDOTE

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.
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