Fairy Floss facts
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"Cotton Candy" is called "Fairy Floss" in Australia, "Grandma's Hair" in Hebrew, "Father's Beard" in French, "Ghost's Breath" in Afrikaans, and "Girl's Hair" in Arabic.
Cotton candy was invented by a dentist, and it was originally named Fairy Floss.
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Cotton Candy was invented by a dentist. It was originally named "Fairy Floss" and it cost the equivalent of $7 a box in today's money.
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Machine-spun cotton candy was invented in 1897 by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as "Fairy Floss"
