• 1905, 11 year old Frank Epperson left his soda out on the porch, which contained a stir stick. It then froze to the stir stick creating a fruit flavored ice treat named the epsicle. He then waited 18 years for it to be released to the public.
• 1922, the ice-lollipop was introduced to the public for the first time.
• 1923, Frank Epperson applied for a patent for "frozen ice on a stick" called the Epsicle ice pop, which he re-named the Popsicle, allegedly at the instigation of his children. It was originally available in seven flavors.
• 1925, Epperson sold the Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company of New York. Good Humor, a subsidiary of Unilever, now owns the rights.

SO, with all that in tow, they made the Magnum stick wider for Adults? Is it because we have bigger hands? or want something with more substance to hold onto? This I am going to have to look into further, perhaps the ice block manufacturers will get back to me soon with the answer. BUT, whatever the reply, we do know one thing for sure... It is much easier to clean your ears with a normal ice block stick than a Magnum one.