To the Patty

I once OD'd on Peppermint Pattie's so I don't order them anymore but I was just craving them real bad so I went upstairs to our old office to snoop around the other hedge fund and see if they had any. They didn't.

For those of you who love Peppermint Patty's, here's a few facts you may not know about this delicious mint and chocolate confection.

- Invented in York, Pennsylvania in 1940 by Henry Kessler, it didn't get nationally distributed until 1975 when the Peter-Paul company acquired the York company

- Its name comes neither from its shape, nor is it after the derogatory word for the Irish, rather, it is named after Charlie Brown's lesbian friend.

- Peppermint Patties are made with trace amounts of cocaine, resulting in addiction and heart palpitations.

- A beer-flavored Pattie called "Peppermint Natty's" was introduced in 1984 and were promptly discontinued the same day.

- Peppermint Patties have been known to naturally cure rickets.