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TIL Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street was inspired by an incredibly rude waiter at Oscar’s Salt of the Sea Tavern, where creator Jim Henson and director Jon Stone frequently had lunch together.

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6EDN7 TIL the York Peppermint Patty was created by Henry Kessler at his York Cone Company in 1940, located in York, Pennsylvania. They are now manufactured in Mexico.
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