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a peppermint crowbar disguised as Christmas cheer, sharpened by your own determined sucking.
the bendAdded so candy looked like a shepherd's staff
productionBillions made yearly, mostly devoured in December
red stripesA 20th-century addition; originals were pure white
the hookOnce hung on trees as edible ornaments
world recordLongest cane stretched over 51 feet