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CANDY

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Chocolate lovers definitely mind the gap.

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These chocolatiers go above and beyond.

In 1982, communities across the country banned trick-or-treating after someone added cyanide to capsules of Tylenol.

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Spoiler alert: they’re not great.

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Who says you can’t have a Heath bar for breakfast?

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Life Savers—those sweet, unmistakable rolls of hard candies with the hole in the center—have been a quintessential American candy since the early 1900s.

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Here are 22 of the weirdest jelly bean flavors ever made—and where to buy them.

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They’re arguably America’s favorite candy, so you could always know a little more about this divine marriage of chocolate and peanut butter.

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Ronald Reagan was a huge fan.

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There's more to Butterfingers than Bart Simpson.

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How PEZ went from a smoker's aid to a collector's candy.

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Guess which famous candy bar was named after a horse?

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So much drama for a couple of candy-loving bros.

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Break off a piece of these.

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Guess which state consumes twice the national rate?

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Are you up for the BeanBoozled challenge?

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Forget Halloween candy—the Chicken Dinner candy bar evoked the image of a Thanksgiving meal.

It's National Candy Corn Day!

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These little peanut butter and molasses chews are 100 years old, but they have a much older historical link.

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One day in 1923, the children of Pittsburgh had the best day ever.

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Because most people prefer fruit-flavored candies to licorice-flavored ones.

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Come with me / And you'll be / In a world where Runts are now reality.

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The Haribo gummy bears were right on trend in the 1920s.

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Do you remember the time when there were no red M&M's?