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In 1916 Mr. Peanut was introduced through a high school sketching contest. The winner was a 13 year old boy. A commercial artist later added the top hat, cane, white spats and monocle. The Mr. Peanut logo became, and still is, one of the most recognizable trademarks.
 In Texas back in the 1950s, you could get a tube of Planters peanuts for only a nickle. A Coke or Dt. Pepper was 6 cents. After a few sips you enpty the peanuts into the coke bottle. Did you know that peanuts float? That's how we ate our Planters Peanuts on a hot summer day. It must be a cowboy thing, putting peanuts in your coke. I know it's mentioned in at least one country western song. ~ Stan from Hawaii
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