TIL Shirley Temple hated the mocktail of lemon-lime soda/ginger ale and grenadine named after her, declaring it "too sweet". In 1988, she won a lawsuit to stop a bottled version from using her name.

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TIL Shirley Temple hated the mocktail of lemon-lime soda/ginger ale and grenadine named after her, declaring it "too sweet". In 1988, she won a lawsuit to stop a bottled version from using her name.

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quotheraven404

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I actually thought Shirley Temple was a fictional character, like Little Orphan Annie. TIL!

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I remember liking it when I had one 20 or so years ago. It may have just been for the maraschino cherry though, I love those gross little things. Also the tiny plastic sword!