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  Alice433

  Well it must have gotten the name because they just looked like the live saver ring on ship and boats. Remember that the candy was invented the same year the Titanic sank.
  

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  Ted Johnson

  Clarence Crane, A Cleveland-area chocolatier who was looking for a candy that wouldn't melt in the summertime, invented the Life Savers in 1912. The original Life Savers were peppermint flavored and marketed as breath mints. It was the shape that inspired the name.
  

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  Eric D

  Just wanted to add something about where the name did not come from.There is an urban legend about the creation of Life Savers which states that the creator's daughter died after choking on a hard candy, and that the hole in the middle was included to prevent further death (thus earning the name Life Saver). This tale is often mistaken for truth and is probably more well-known than the real origin story.
  

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  Freddy 80

  Funny how I just tried Life Savers again for the first time in like 20-15 years and they taste like a Jolly Rancher or the Jolly Rancher taste like them. Both have a very strong robust flavor
  

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  David

  Well if u wants to quit smoking every time you want a cigarette put a Life Saver in your mouth instead.I have been without a cigarette now for 3 days. See a Life Saver can save a Life, but remember only Jesus can save your Soul.
  

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