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"From breaking world records to surviving Blizzards (Dairy Queen&amp;#039;s, that is) to gracing the pages of Good Housekeeping and becoming a social media superstar, the Oreo celebrated its 102nd birthday this year. Read on for the most important moments in Oreo history and fun ways to eat &amp;#039;em.  1912: The first Oreo cookie is born in NYC and sold in Hoboken, NJ. Back then, grocers bought the cookies in bulk tins for just 30 cents a pound (image pictured c.1912).  1923: The now-classic Oreo &amp;quot;twist&amp;quot; first appears in advertisements on trolley cars. Today, about 50% of Oreo eaters twist open their Oreos before taking a bite.  1950: &amp;quot;Oh, Oh! Oreo&amp;quot; becomes the brand&amp;#039;s slogan, set to a catchy tune. 1952: This 1952 advertisement (left) in Good Housekeeping shows a young girl demonstrating another acceptable way to eat Oreos: two at a time.  1953: &amp;quot;Let them have another, Mother,&amp;quot; this 1953 Oreo ad urges our readers. After all, they&amp;#039;re &amp;quot;wholesome, made with the finest-of-the-fine.&amp;quot; 1965: Oreo packaging gets an upgrade with wax paper wrapped &amp;quot;stack packs.&amp;quot; Each one-pound box contains 3 stacks of cookies.  1974: Oreo Double Stuf launches, upping the cream-to-cookie ratio. 1985: The Oreo meets its match in DQ vanilla soft serve, and the Oreo Blizzard takes the world by storm. 1987: To the delight of chocolate lovers everywhere, the cream-filled chocolate cookie gets even better when enrobed in a layer of fudge. 1992: Mini Oreos hit stores, once again proving the mass appeal of miniature snack foods. 1994: The introduction of reduced-fat Oreos lets waistline-watching fans continue to enjoy their favorite cookie. 1998-2007: Oreos for breakfast? You bet. Post Cereal releases Oreo O&amp;#039;s breakfast cereal in 1998 and production continues for nearly a decade.  2004: &amp;quot;Milk&amp;#039;s Favorite Cookie&amp;quot; becomes Oreo&amp;#039;s new slogan. 2008: Oreo launches the Double Stuf Racing League campaign, a game to see who can lick all the creme off their Oreo fastest. Sports stars like Shaquille O&amp;#039;Neal, Eli Manning, and Venus Williams have all been put up to the challenge. June 20, 2009: The Guinness Book of World Records&amp;#039; largest taste test takes place in Madrid, Spain. 1,471 participants compare the taste of an Oreo to an imitation cookie. Each taster is given a glass of milk for dunking. March 6, 2012: The Oreo turns 100! A few months later, the cookie celebrates Gay Pride month with an image of a six-layer rainbow-filled Oreo, which was never sold in stores. October 2012: Oreo (formerly part of Kraft Foods) joins Mondelez International, whose snack brands include Chips Ahoy! and Toblerone. 2013: Oreo&amp;#039;s savvy social media team thinks fast during the Super Bowl 2013 blackout, tweeting a &amp;quot;You can still dunk in the dark&amp;quot; advertisement. Oreo currently has a huge online following, including 35 million Facebook likes!  Summer 2013: Welcome the newest flavor addition to the Oreo family: Watermelon. Wondering what other wacky Oreo flavors exist around the world? Check these out:  Banana + Dulce de Leche Candy Corn Gingerbread Green Tea Ice Cream Orange Ice Cream Ice Cream Rainbow Sure, Bert!    What&amp;#039;s the best way to eat Oreos (besides the twist-lick-dunk method, of course)? Try turning them into an updated version of classic campfire s&amp;#039;mores. Just open the cookie, add a toasted marshmallow and chocolate, then top it all off with the second cookie. To make them even cuter for the kids, try using Mini Oreos and mini marshmallows. Want something a little cooler? Try our delicious ice cream sandwich recipes \u2014 just swap in Oreos for the store-bought sugar cookies. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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