Tasty facts you might not know about M&M's
Miriam Carey
24 June 2021
They melt in your mouth, not in your hand
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A chocolatey mishap occurred at the M&M's factory
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M&M’s stands for Mars and Murrie
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M&M’s used to contain Hershey chocolate
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The idea for M&M’s came from Spain
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The first M&M’s factory was in New Jersey
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They originally came in cardboard tubes
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Initially only the military could have them
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The original colour selection included violet
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M&M’s are stamped with the “m” so you know they’re the real deal
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You’ll never find M&M’s with imperfections
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Mars denies it copied Hershey’s Reese’s Pieces
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People thought the green ones were aphrodisiacs
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The red ones disappeared for a decade
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M&M’s are the most common chocolate in space
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M&M’s paid £3.5 million ($5 million) to be the official snack food of the Olympics
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The M&M’s characters were introduced in the Nineties to help sales
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M&M’s used the Super Bowl to debut Ms. Brown
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There are more varieties than plain, peanut and peanut butter
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You can personalise M&M’s
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There are M&M’s Worlds in seven major cities
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There are M&M’s boxes with the presidential seal in the White House
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M&M’s chocolate takes a long time to make
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Billions of M&M’s are produced every day
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The characters got a makeover
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