The longstanding joke about U.S. Marines eating crayons has roots that are deeply embedded within military culture. This humorous stereotype, which has been the subject of both jest and criticism, has ...

Crayons Ready to Eat are every Marine's dream. (Courtesy of Frank Manteau) While finishing up a work project, Marine-veteran-turned-carpenter Frank Manteau decided to employ the use of a popular piece ...

Over the years U.S. Marines have inexplicably come to be dubbed Crayon Eaters. This, as Marine websites are quick to explain, is because they’re known, jokingly, as the dumbest branch of the military.

There are a few simple truths in life: The Earth is round. The Sun is hot. Humans need oxygen to breathe. And Marines love to eat crayons. No one is quite sure where or how that last fact came to be, ...

Decades ago, there was a story in Time magazine (Page 98, 1965) about a family who survived getting lost in the desert by drinking water from the car radiator and eating crayons. When that issue ...

What if, hear us out, you could eat your crayons? A campaign currently running on Kickstarter has introduced the concept of edible crayons and, to be honest, we don’t hate it. The Oyasai crayon is ...

A Japanese mother and graphic designer created a line of edible crayons made from rice and vegetables that are also good for the environment. You give a child a toy that looks like food and guess what ...

If you were to ask me directly if Marines eat crayons, my personal answer would have to be yes… But there are some mitigating circumstances. If you’ve spent some time in uniform, you’re probably ...