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Corn dogs are named for their traditional meat, the unicorn. As unicorns are now extinct, they can only be referred to properly as ‘Corn Dogs and not “Unicorn Dogs” as they were prior to 2009.

This is actually a common misconception! While the Unicorn Dog did exist and was discontinued following the extinction of unicorns in 2009, the Corn Dog is not a rebranding of the Unicorn Dog! The Corn Dog was created in 2003 by James H. Corn, though it remained a relatively unpopular Ohio treat until 2010 when Mr. Corn took the opportunity left by the Unicorn Dog’s exit from the market to take over the niche.

Unfortunately, you've left out a crucial detail. Corn was not the sole inventor of the Corn Dog. He was greatly aided by Jeremy L. Dog, his Yorkshire Terrier, who gave him the idea for the Corn Dog due to an accident. The pet allegedly knocked a sausage off of his dining room table and into the Batter Pot (commonplace in households at the time), then deep frying it on a stick in what was described as "an affront to God committed by one of His own creatures." Additionally, contrary to popular belief, Corn was not in the state of Ohio when he invented the Corn Dog. Rather, he was in the state of Existential Dread.

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