23 Things You Didn't Know About PEZ

The dispensers started as plain rectangles.They were called "regulars".Then they became shaped like cigarette lighters. People then fitted the rubber heads we know and love now.

When Austrians first got PEZ, it was a round mint.It looked like an Altoid.PEZ only became rectangular and used characters' heads for dispensing once it gained traction.

Chlorophyll is one of the most confusing discontinued flavors. Companies try new flavors, but "plant flavor" might be one of the worst.It might be one of the worst.These ideas are out of the box in history. Why chew grass when you can crunch a vine-flavored PEZ brick?

The Austrian public got it in the 1920s.It served as an alternative to smoking.PEZ performed okay. Edward Haas III, the PEZ inventor, released them in 1947.Edward Haas III, who invented PEZ, released them using a cigarette lighter-like dispenser and the slogan, "The slogan reads, "Rauchen verboten, PEZ-en erlaubt," which means, "No smoking, Pezzing allowed." Catchy!

How many PEZ dispensers exist?Apparently, many.We lost count in the "Christmas" collection. Sources say the count is around 600.Sources say the count is around 600.The count is around 600.

All PEZ distributed globally comes from one factory.That factory is in Orange, CT. It makes 12 million PEZ tablets daily and uses 50,000 pounds of sugar every four days.In Orange, CT, the factory makes 12 million PEZ tablets daily. It uses 50,000 pounds of sugar every four days.

In 2014, David Blais built a domino chain using 43 PEZ dispensers.He successfully toppled the entire chain.

To market the "Pfefferminz" candy in America, they took the P, E, and Z from the German word for peppermint.This created the word PEZ.

It was called the "Make a Face" PEZ. It included little noses and eyes for custom dispensers. Kids choked on the pieces, so the dispenser had to be recalled.

The sought-after Hitler PEZ dispenser is an unauthorized item. It was almost wiped off the face of the planet by a lawsuit from the PEZ people.A Hitler PEZ dispenser almost got wiped off the face of the planet by a lawsuit from the PEZ people.You can see a Hitler PEZ at the PEZ museum in Burlingame, or you can find one on eBay.

The most valuable single PEZ dispenser was made for the 1982 World's Fair.The 1982 World's Fair.It features a green stem and a white helmet.This dispenser sold for $32,205 in 2006.It has a matching dispenser with a blue stem and an astronaut and a blue helmet.In 2006, the most expensive PEZ dispensers sold for $32,205. It includes a matching dispenser. That dispenser sold for $13,000. A set of dispensers shaped like Prince William and Kate Middleton sold at a charity auction for $13,360.The "political donkey" dispenser was owned by JFK.JFK owned that dispenser.It sold for $13,000. A set of dispensers shaped like Prince William and Kate Middleton sold at a charity auction for $13,360.

That is a lot of pressure. You could build a small diamond at the PEZ factory instead of making candy, but whatever!

The world's largest PEZ dispenser is a 7'10" replica of the PEZ snowman.Building this took six months.The dispenser has been on display at the Burlingame PEZ Museum since 2007.

Pezamania happens every year in Ohio since 1991. You find almost anything PEZ-related there. If you miss something at Pezamania, the conventions occur in Austria, Finland, France, Sweden, and Connecticut.The first PEZ collector convention happened in 1991. It took place in Austria, Finland, France, Sweden, and Connecticut.

"Seinfeld" brought back the '90s PEZ craze.The PEZ Dispenser.A 1991 episode of the show featured Jerry ruining a recital by putting a Tweety Bird PEZ dispenser on Elaine's knee. Candy carriers were collectible, but the episode's premiere made the PEZ collecting world mainstream.The episode premiered the PEZ collecting world..

Each year in the US, candy fans eat three billion PEZ bricks.People eat three billion PEZ bricks.! That gives you a huge sugar rush.

If you are a PEZ Head who thinks your favorite candy needed a movie before those Lego guys, stop worrying. The Internet says PEZ will hit thethe big screen sometime soon..

Santa Claus is the best-selling dispenser ever, even against Mickey Mouse and the OC Choppers crew.Santa Claus is the best-selling dispenser of all time.. One collector decorates his tree with over 400 Santa PEZ dispensers.One collector decorates his tree with his 400 plus Santa PEZ dispenser collection..

The original designs for Santa Claus and a space gun turned out too bulky.The original designs turned out too bulky.The preferred way to eat PEZ from the space gun involved putting the muzzle in your mouth and firing the candy onto your tongue. YIKES!

In 2013, Debra Emory set a record for eating an entire pack of PEZ using a dispenser.Debra Emory set a record for eating.She ate an entire pack of PEZ using a dispenser and likely had a sugar rush afterward.

Steve Glew is a Michigan farmer.He became known as the rebel king of the bootleg PEZ market.A Michigan farmer became the rebel king of the bootleg PEZ market. He took over 70 trips to Europe to persuade fHe persuaded factory workers to sell him dead stock dispensers and bribed factory bosses to manufacture rejects for him, selling them for up to $500 each.

Emmerich's collection spans an entire room. It holds a mix of vintage and modern dispensers and memorabilia; one wouldn't think a PEZ collection would take five minutes to look through.

You cannot eat candy out of loved ones' heads with PEZ. But 3D printing makes your candy chomping dreams possible.Thanks to 3D printing, your candy chomping dreams are now possible..