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I Just Found Out That Girl Scout Cookies Have Different Names In Different States And We're All Living A Lie

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Stephen LaConte
Stephen LaConte
BuzzFeed Staff

Girl Scout Cookies: We all grew up with them, we all love them, and as it turns out...we've all been calling them by different names.

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YUP. You might not know it, but Girl Scout Cookies are actually made by two different companies — ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers — and depending on where you live, your cookies will be called totally different things.

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  1. For example, what would you call THESE?

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  1. And what would you call these?

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  1. What's your name for these cookies?

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  1. How about these?

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Oh, and it's not just the NAMES of the cookies that are different — the recipes can totally vary, too! For example...

  1. Which S'mores cookie do you recognize?

    Which S'mores cookie do you recognize?

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    This one
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  1. And which lemon-flavored cookie do you recognize?

    And which lemon-flavored cookie do you recognize?

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And this brings us to the BEST Girl Scout cookie of all time — Thin Mints. You'll be relieved to know that Thin Mints have the same name everywhere, but...

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The Thin Mint recipe does vary slightly by state! According to the LA Times, one version is "crunchier, with more mint than chocolate," and the other has a "richer, smoother chocolate coating." You can view their map to see which one you've been eating.

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The more you know!

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