Frank Epperson from Northern California was only 11 years old when he invented the Popsicle. It happened on an especially cold night in 1905, when he left a glass of soda-water powder in water with a stirring stick outdoors overnight. In the morning, the soda mixture was frozen solid to the stick, and the Popsicle was born. Company lore says the twin Popsicle was devised during the Great Depression to allow two kids to share a pop for only a nickel.
Most Popsicle sticks are made of wood from what tree known for its papery bark?
A) Birch
B) Oak
C) Pine
D) Willow
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