# Free Tootsie Roll Pops --- Indian Shooting Star

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-tootsie-roll-pops-indian-shooting-star/157171>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 24, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-tootsie-roll-pops-indian-shooting-star/157171 "2003-02-24T15:50:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@TJ555\_The\_Golfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJ555_The_Golfer)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-tootsie-roll-pops-indian-shooting-star/157171/1 "2003-02-24T15:50:06Z")

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I heard that if you find an Indian Shooting a Star on a Tootsie Roll Pop wrapper you win free Totsie Roll Pops. Is this true? How many do you win?

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-tootsie-roll-pops-indian-shooting-star/157171/2 "2003-02-24T15:56:14Z")

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False, and has been since 1931.[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/tootsie.htm) is your friend.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-tootsie-roll-pops-indian-shooting-star/157171/3 "2003-02-24T15:56:38Z")

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It’s not true. Check it out on Snopes: [http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/tootsie.htm](http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/tootsie.htm)