Pretzel fast facts I learned.
http://foodimentary.com/2014/04/26/april-26-national-pretzel-day-2/
 The first pretzel was created in 610 A.D and was originally called a pretiola

The first hard pretzel was birthed in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania. It was 1710 and was called a bretzel

In the 18th century, German children wore pretzels around their necks as a form of prosperity, health and good wealth and fortune

Pretzels were also known as marriage knots and would be used like a wishbone are weddings.

Pretzels were seen as good luch and spiritual holiness