
10 Fun Facts About Halloween Candy
We all love candy, but there's a lot more to candy than just its sweet taste. Impress your friends and trick-or-treaters this Halloween with these ghoulish candy facts!
- 1
Candy Corn
If Brach's laid out the kernels from the candy corn it sells each year end to end, they would wrap around the earth 4.25 times!
- 2
M&M's
The "M"s in M&M's stand for Mars and Murrie. Forrest Mars, Sr. and Bruce Murrie launched the candy.
- 3
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
The Reese in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is a reference to former Hershey employee by the name of Harry Burnett Reese who created the famous candy in the 1920's.
- 4
Tootsie Pops
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? A licking machine designed by students at Purdue University needed 364 licks on average.
- 5
3 Musketeers
When this candy was introduced in the 1930's, it was in three separate parts of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Hence the name, 3 Musketeers.
- 6
Milky Way
These bars weren't named after our home galaxy, but actually came from a type of malted milkshake that was popular in the 1920's.
- 7
PEZ
The word PEZ is derived from the German word, Pfefferminz, which means peppermint. Huh?
- 8
Sugar Daddy
Up until the 1930's, this caramel candy was actually called the Papa Sucker.
- 9
Jelly Belly
During Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration, Jelly Belly served up more than three tons of beans!
- 10
Tootsie Roll
During WWII, Tootsie Rolls were added to soldiers' rations because of their durability in all weather conditions.
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