Baby Ruth

For almost a century, there's been a bit of debate over who the Baby Ruth bar was named for. We've got the facts, you make the call...

Ahh, the beloved Baby Ruth bar, chock full of peanuts, caramel and controversy. How the Baby Ruth bar got it's name has has been a subject for debate for 90 years. There are two theories. The makers contend the candy was named for Grover Cleveland's dead daughter Ruth, yum. However, most people believe that Babe Ruth, who was all the rage at the time, was the true inspiration. By using Baby instead of Babe, they wouldn't have to pay the Babe to use his name. In 1921, when the bar was unveiled, Babe Ruth had set a home run record, while Ruth Cleveland had been dead for 17 years. You make the call.

And get this, Babe Ruth came out with his own candy bar named the Ruth's Home Run Candy Bar. But the Babe struck out because the Curtiss Candy Company objected, saying it was too similary to the Baby Ruth name.

Source: BabyRuth.com