When most Americans think of animal crackers, the familiar red Barnum’s box likely comes to mind.

Nabisco’s circus-themed version, however, was not the first animal cracker sold in the United States.

Long before Barnum’s became a household staple, a Pennsylvania bakery was already producing the nostalgic snack after animal crackers gained popularity overseas.

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Animal crackers were first made in England during the mid-1800s before eventually being imported to the United States, according to the food and dining website Tasting Table.

In 1871, baker David F. Stauffer began producing the crackers in York, Pennsylvania, through what became the D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Company, now known as Stauffers, according to the company.

At the time, crackers were commonly sold from large barrels and purchased by weight rather than packaged individually. Stauffer reportedly delivered the products around town using a wheelbarrow before later expanding to horse-drawn wagons and railroad shipments as demand increased.

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The company still sells its classic animal crackers today, featuring shapes such as elephants, lions, camels, bears and tigers.

Today, Stauffers operates as a subsidiary of Meiji America Inc. and remains headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, where it continues manufacturing snack products in the United States, according to the company.

Decades after Stauffers began producing the snack, the National Biscuit Company, now known as Nabisco, introduced Barnum’s Animal Crackers.

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The product was inspired by the popularity of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and packaged in the now-iconic circus train box designed to resemble a Christmas ornament.

The crackers quickly became one of America’s most recognizable snack foods and remain a staple in grocery stores generations later.

Today, animal crackers continue to span generations, with brands including Nabisco, Stauffers, Trader Joe’s and Costco all selling their own versions.

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On social media, many users reflected on the nostalgia associated with the snack.

“As a little girl, I would always feel super cool carrying this box around the grocery store. It was like a little purse to me,” one Reddit user wrote.

Another person added, “Brings back so many memories.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Barnum’s for further comment.

Sometimes a relationship leads to marriage. Sometimes those marriages end in divorce. Sometimes a relationship comes to an end well before talk of marriage. In some cases, relationships come to an end during a joint bachelor and bachelorette party in the Bahamas.

In even fewer cases, a couple of months after the breakup during the joint bachelor and bachelorette party, the groom-to-be is spotted out at a professional bull riding event with one of his ex’s would-be bridesmaids.

Trust me, it happens. Dak Prescott is one example of the few times a groom-to-be will be spotted out with a would-be bridesmaid after calling it quits a month before the wedding in the Bahamas.

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But this isn’t what you think it is, nor is it what the eyewitnesses think they saw and relayed to TMZ. The Cowboys quarterback hanging out with his ex Sarah Jane Ramos’ bridesmaid is nothing. They’re just friends, according to Dak.

There is video and picture evidence from the Professional Bull Riders event in Fort Worth, Texas, that shows the two were in attendance. There’s also an eyewitness account that, according to TMZ, says “they looked a little more than just friends.”

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TMZ followed up the eyewitness account by placing a call to the would-be bridesmaid for comment. She ended up giving the phone to Dak, who said that the two were not dating.

“He told us they’re not dating … the two have been friends for years, and there’s nothing going on between them — end of story,” the outlet reported. “The two have known each other since their days at Mississippi State University where they overlapped briefly.”

Come on. These eyewitnesses obviously don’t have any clue what they were actually witnessing. It was just the quarterback of America’s team hanging out at a bull riding event with his buddy, who just so happens to be one of his ex’s would-be bridesmaids.

That’s it. There’s nothing more to see here. Can’t a guy hang out with his friends?