Cotton candy was invented by a dentist

Dentist William J. Morrison invented the modern cotton candy machine in 1897 along with a candy maker in Nashville named John C. Wharton. 

Originally the sugary candy was called "Fairy Floss." 

The name "cotton candy" ended up becoming popular in the1920s.

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