Factual Monday- Candy Edition

1) In the 1950's it took 27 hours to make one Peeps chick. Today it takes 6 minutes.

2) Mike & Ike brand candies are kosher.

3) M&M's originally came in brown, yellow, orange, red, green and violet.

4) The shape of a candy cane was inspired by the shape of the staffs carried by shepheards.

5) During ancient times, the Eqyptians, Arabs, and Chinese prepared confections of fruit and nuts candied in honey.

6) October 30th is National Candy Corn Day. Happy National Candy Corn Day, everybody!

7) Americans spend nearly $125 million on marshmallows each year.

8) Despite urban legend, it does not take 7 years for swallowed gum to exit your system. Gum passes through the body in the same amount of time as any other food.

9) Gummi Bears were originally called Dancing Bears.

10) Licorice is sometimes called Spanish juice or sugar wood.