a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
But the Baby Ruth bar had nothing to do with the Babe. In fact, Curtiss Candy Company never swayed that the Baby Ruth bar was named after President Grover Clevelandâs daughter, Ruth. Yet, Ruth died an unfortunate death in 1904 at age 12. Curtiss introduced the candy bar in 1920. The company did not even exist until 1916.
Hereâs the meaning behind the names of a few popular confections: â¢ Believe it or not, one of the most beloved candy bars is named after a horse. The Mars family named the candy bar Snickers after their favorite, deceased race horse, and introduced the candy bar in 1930.gain, no history about the name itself. The Three Musketeers bar, introduced by M&M/Mars company in 1932, was originally designed as a candy with three separate pieces in three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.