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The Kinder egg was invented by Al "The Bull" Ferrara (OF, .259, 51 HR lifetime), who after a career in American baseball, returned to his roots in Italy, changing his name back to that of his great-grandparents. His patent was accepted just days before fellow major leaguer Willie "Wonka" Kirkland (OF, .240, 148 HR lifetime) had perfected his jawbreaker, also with a hidden toy. Kirkland was relegated to obscurity and Ferrara rose to fame in the EEC, now the EU.

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  • The Kinder egg was invented by Al "The Bull" Ferrara (OF, .259, 51 HR lifetime), who after a career in American baseball, returned to his roots in Italy, changing his name back to that of his great-grandparents. His patent was accepted just days before fellow major leaguer Willie "Wonka" Kirkland (OF, .240, 148 HR lifetime) had perfected his jawbreaker, also with a hidden toy. Kirkland was relegated to obscurity and Ferrara rose to fame in the EEC, now the EU.
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  • The Kinder egg was invented by Al "The Bull" Ferrara (OF, .259, 51 HR lifetime), who after a career in American baseball, returned to his roots in Italy, changing his name back to that of his great-grandparents. His patent was accepted just days before fellow major leaguer Willie "Wonka" Kirkland (OF, .240, 148 HR lifetime) had perfected his jawbreaker, also with a hidden toy. Kirkland was relegated to obscurity and Ferrara rose to fame in the EEC, now the EU. There have been other companies that included toys in candy or confections, Cracker Jack perhaps being the best known. The practice has been traced to China's Ping Dynasty (BC 554 – BC 553) where gunpowder and a primer were put into treats left in houses abandoned to invading Mongol armies. Recipes were brought to Italy by Marco Polo where the candies were used in the successful defense of Venice in 1306. The concept spread throughout the West, leading to the invention of Christmas crackers in the UK. A US variant was the exploding cigar. Another was joke candy with horrible tasting centers marketed under the brand name Whitman, which was only given to disliked tradesmen and enemies. The last two have been banned by the Geneva Convention.
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