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Canadian Marcellus G. Edson files a patent application for a new product of his own invention which he calls Peanut Candy. It is virtually identical to the foodstuff which will become known globally as peanut butter, and Edson will be granted US Patent No. US306727A on October 21, 1884. The product will inspire the 1961 hit song Peanut Butter by The Marathons, and also the 2015 song Peanut Butter Jelly by Swedish EDM duo Galantis.
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