6. THE CREATOR WAS BURIED IN A PRINGLES CAN.
When Fredric Baur requested that his children bury part of his cremated remains in a Pringles can, his kids initially laughed it off. But when it came time to head to the funeral home, they stopped at Walgreens to pick up a container to honor their father's accomplishments. Baur's son Larry told TIME "My siblings and I briefly debated what flavor to use," Baur says, "but I said, 'Look, we need to use the original.'"
7. PEOPLE EAT PRINGLES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
The unique chips are sold in over 140 countries, and cultural preferences have lead to somebizarre Pringles flavors. Depending on where you look, you might find Pringles that taste like eggs benedict, crab, hot dogs or other out-there ingredients.
8. PRODUCTION REQUIRES HIGH-TECH MACHINERY.
Thanks to a mesmerizing video, we now know how the stackable chips are made. A combination of water, potato flakes, and corn starch is mixed together, then rolled into a flat potato sheet under 4 tons of pressure. Once they're fried in hot oil and coated with seasoning, they do a backflip off one conveyer belt and onto another, falling into perfect stacks.
9. THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY POTATO CHIPS.
Because Pringles aren't actually made with real potato—the recipe calls for dehydrated processed potato—the FDA ruled in 1975 that Pringles could only be called "chips" if they provided a disclaimer, identifying them as "potato chips made from dried potatoes." Pringles scrapped that idea and renamed them potato "crisps."
10. THERE HAVE BEEN COURT CASES SURROUNDING PRINGLES.
The new, U.S. name caused further confusion in the U.K. where potato chips are always referred to as crisps. On top of that, Procter & Gamble (the snack's original developer) didn't want the snack identified as a potato product, since they're taxable across the pond. Britain's court decided that Pringles are legally potato chips, despite containing corn, rice and wheat, and Procter & Gamble U.K. had to cough up $160 million in taxes.