Tip - What "PEZ" in "PEZ Dispenser" Stands For

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What "PEZ" in "PEZ Dispenser" Stands For

Today I found out what the “PEZ” in “PEZ Dispenser” stands for. PEZ started out as a peppermint breath mint company in Vienna, Austria in 1927.  The name PEZ derives from this fact.  Specifically, “PEZ” comes from the German word for peppermint, “pfefferminz”, with the “p” coming from the first letter of the word; the “e” is from the sixth [...]

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