It's not just any party cup; it's the king of the keggers. Born in the '70s, the ubiquitous red cup is the official drinking vessel at barbecues, fairs and college parties across America.

If you're a gardener who likes to party, you might have an excess of leftover party cups that will make the perfect starter home for your pepper plants.

"You're more than just plastic, you're more than amazing, you're more than fantastic," croons Toby Keith in his 2011 hit "Red Solo Cup," a song that Robert Leo Hulseman surely loved. The inventor ...

Healy says the red-colored cups make up 60 percent of Solo party cup sales, with blue cups a distant second. “I’ve been here 12 years, and I’ve tested this over and over. Consumers prefer ...

Since then, Solo cups have become a party icon. Earlier versions had ridges that could be used to measure liquid and are surprisingly accurate for mixing cocktails. Some substance abuse educators ...

In a year of heartbreaking losses — Prince, David Bowie, Carrie Fisher — the nation's revelers have quietly lost another luminary — Robert ­Hulseman. Who, you say? Anyone who has ever held ...

The cups are so closely associated with party games, Slate reports, that there used to be a website called Party Games UK which sold only red Solo cups, and each order came with the rules for Beer ...

As far as I was concerned, for as long as I could remember, the red plastic party cup just appeared one day, like that mark on your left arm and Ed Sheeran. Like, plop. Red outside, white inside, s… ...

So the next time you’re at a party and find yourself holding a red Solo cup, pour a bit of your drink out for Hulseman. There’s no better way to honor the memory of the man who helped make the ...

Sixty percent of Solo party cup sales are for the red variety, and red has been Solo’s best-selling color since the beginning. There are many theories as to why.