PEZ candy was invented to help smokers quit. The Austrian PEZ creator named the candies after the German word for peppermint (Pffefferminz). When they were introduced in 1927, they were round mints sold in tins, so you probably wouldn’t see a former chain smoker with a Mickey Mouse dispenser.
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A chain-smoker voiced E.T. Pat Welsh was an American actress who voiced E.T. The trademark rasp of E.T.’s voice is due to Welsh being a heavy smoker. However, she was uncredited in the film.