This FAQ from the Tootsie Roll company is pretty interesting. Come to find out, if a child sends them a letter telling how many licks it took them to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, the child gets a "Clean Stick Award." Not bad, huh?

Also, here is that classic Tootsie Roll commercial, and the classic Tootsie Pop commercial. "The world may never know."

Another fact: Since World War II, Tootsie Rolls have been included in military rations.

I love the internet.