Milk Duds were intended to be a clean, symmetrical shape. When they came out of the machine looking like shapeless lumps of chocolate and caramel, an employee called them “duds.” The name stuck, much like the candies do to the roof of your mouth.
Because of their ability to withstand high temperatures, Tootise Rolls were given to WWII soldiers and touted as a “quick bite of energy.”
Sour Patch Kids were born in Canada in the ’70s, where they were originally called Mars Men, due to the country’s obsession with UFOs. When they hit shelves down in the states in 1985, the name was changed to Sour Patch Kids to capitalize on the exploding popularity of the Cabbage Patch Kids.
The “lolli” in lollipop is derived from the Old English word “lolly”, which means “tongue”.
34 percent of all chocolate consumed in China is made by Dove.
Candy Corn was initially called “Chicken Feed”.
When Hershey’s Kisses debuted in 1907, each candy was individually wrapped by hand.
Kit Kats were originally created as a cookie meant to be consumed alongside a cup of tea.
The mystery flavor of Dum Dums is created when the last batch of one flavor is combined with the first batch of the next flavor.
The Just Born company has confirmed that Mike and Ikes are not named after people, they just liked the way it sounded.
Reese’s is the top-selling candy in the United States.
Over 200 million Skittle are produced every single day.
One million miles of Twizzlers are produced every year — that’s 76 times the length of the Great Wall of China.
The year of 1986 saw the rise and fall of Nerds Cereal, which featured two spouts and two separate flavors in each side. It was soon removed from shelves after poor sales.
The Simpsons were featured in Butterfingers commercials in 1988 — after their debut on The Tracy Ullman Show but a year before they got their own show on FOX.
Via Mental Floss
