20 Fun Facts About Our Favorite Halloween Treats

When you were a kid, what was the best thing about Halloween? Sure, the costumes are fun and the scary nature behind the holiday is pretty awesome, but we all know the real answer. The answer has been and always will be candy. Sweet, sweet candy.

Whether it was a pillowcase, a grocery bag, or a McDonald’s bucket, children would fill whatever container they could find with precious sugary treats, going door to door to just merely ask a neighbor to toss a few chocolate bars their way. But what do you know about candy? Aside from the fact that it’s delicious and terrible for your health?

There’s a lot of fun-sized factoids you should know about your favorite treats that you see from time to time in your Halloween haul. So we’re gonna give them to you. You don’t even have to say “trick or treat” for them!

Here are some facts about your favorite candy and treats.

20 Tootsie Pop

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19 Tootsie Rolls

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18 Twix

HALLOWEEN treats IMM minis minis X XIM YOMI WIX Twix now THOUR - minic CUT - Takkeite mayo adidas Salty TWIX two M IWIX WIX YOU CAN BUY SPREADABLE TWIX IN THE U.K. to slather onto toast. It contains caramel, chocolate, and cookie/biscuit crumbs. Twix 46 I TWIX Twix Twi Twix TW CRACKED.COM — *Allmy/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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17 Saltwater Taffy

HALLOWEEN treats SALTWATER TAFFY CONTAINS NO SALT and barely any water. It's debated whether it was a sarcastic name given by a candymaker or a marketing ploy. CRACKED.COM — *Michelle Patrick/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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16 Snickers

HALLOWEEN treats BNI SNIC MINIS CKERS HOKERS SIN SNICKERS y 1 M ERS I XX I I I S MINIS SNICKERS WAS NOT NAMED AFTER A GOOD LAUGH, but after a dead racehorse that Franklin Mars owned. The rich are just like us in that way. MINIS S SNICKERS NICI MINIS K3400 вугока NS SINIW -0000 200 1900 CRACKED.COM CKER — *Allmy/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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15 Sake Kit Kats

HALLOWEEN treats Mario ARIZA Have - Amet Arte - Kitt Kat. - BOLAIRO 18882 64 kcal 3 OPENA Nestle KitK at KitKat ana - In Japan, YOU CAN GET SAKE-FLAVORED KIT KATS that contain 0.8% alcohol. Kat Kat CRACKED.COM — *Ekaterina_Minaeva/Shutterstock*, *NariNari*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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14 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

HALLOWEEN treats Harry Burnett Reese named two candy bar creations after his children, the Lizzie Bar and the Johnny Bar, before creating and naming his biggest hit after himself: REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP. eese PEANUT BU eanut bu d'arachi col ola CRACKED.COM — rustycanuck/Shutterstock, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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13 Pop Rocks

HALLOWEEN treats POP ROCKS WERE CREATED BY ACCIDENT. The inventor wanted an instant powder to make flavored soda, but created the popping candy instead. CRACKED.COM — *Aleks822/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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12 M&Ms

HALLOWEEN treats It would take around 2.4 BILLION M&Ms to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. CRACKED.COM — *Maxim Studio/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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11 PEZ Candy

HALLOWEEN treats PEZ CANDY WAS CREATED IN AUSTRIA as a peppermint product to curb smoking. Creating toy dispensers and other flavors to appeal to children was a smarter business move. CRACKED.COM — *Tobik/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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10 Baby Ruth and Butterfinger

HALLOWEEN treats The popular BABY RUTH AND BUTTERFINGER CANDY BARS were created by the same guy: Otto Schnering. 4.5g 90 negal 180 العادة adidas GET WT 10.2 OZ (283 g) CALORIES TRIES BabyRuth Fun Size unterfinger et Fun Size Payon Artificial unc e Fun Size BAR nger BabyR N° teo dry го BAR anal a e Octoo SAL ACTUAL SIZE grut-buttery You BabyRuth - dry roasted - peanuts, smooth nougat аб TS rich caramol and NET WT 10.2 OZ (289.1g) 90 CALORIES grander Fun Size PER BAR h — *Billy F Blume Jr/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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9 3 Musketeers

HALLOWEEN treats moskeleers 70 ALORIES 2MMusketeers you are appreciated 3 AR Musketeeis 3 Musketeers bar Raise The Thanks FOR keep iT 100 Musketeer being you 160 uou 3 MUSKETEERS BARS GOT THAT NAME because they had vanilla-, strawberry-, and chocolate-flavored bars in each package. They'd later just stick to chocolate, as it was the most popular of the three. CRACKED.COM — *ZikG/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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8 Marshmallow

HALLOWEEN treats MARSHMALLOW COMES FROM ANCIENT EGYPT. It was originally a cake made from honey, mallow sap, and grains. CRACKED.COM — *gcafotografia/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
Boyes Candies

7 Tootsie Rolls

HALLOWEEN treats Thatcía Tootsie Rol Toot ® TOOTSIE ROLLS WERE A FAVORITE AMONG THE AMERICAN MILITARY during the Korean War, because they provided an energy boost without melting and spoiling, and because they could be chewed and used as putty to patch up holes in rubber tires and bullet holes in vehicles. CRACKED.COM — *Gabe Shakour/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
The Vintage News

6 Kit Kat

HALLOWEEN treats IT'S NOT ACTUALLY CHOCOLATE FILLING between the wafers in a Kit Kat bar, but ground-up Kit Kats that were broken and couldn't be sold. CRACKED.COM — *Ekaterina_Minaeva/Shutterstock*, *NariNari*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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5 Fry's Chocolate Cream

HALLOWEEN treats THE FIRST MANUFACTURED CANDY BAR was Fry's Chocolate Cream, made in 1866. Flavors included peppermint cream, strawberry cream, orange cream, and raspberry cream. FRYSEA CREAM J.S. FRY & SONS, Ltd. MAKERS OF PURE CONCENTRATED COCOA FRY'S CHOCOLATE CREAM LS FRY 6 SONB,LIA, MAKERS OF PURE CONCENTRATEO COCOA CRACKED.COM — *Snack History*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
Snack History

4 Candy Corn

HALLOWEEN treats An opened bag of candy corn CAN LAST 3-6 MONTHS before going bad. CRACKED.COM — *Alexandralaw1977/Shutterstock*, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
Better Homes & Gardens

3 Chupa Chups

HALLOWEEN treats ТУ ТУ LA F1 out OUR FOLD CHUPA CHUPS LOLLIPOPS WERE ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, with slogans such as Smoke Chupa Chups, and having warning labels on the candy stating, Sucking Does Not Kill! Chupa Chur VAN CRACKED.COM — jennywonderland/Shutterstock, *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
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2 Astronauts and M&Ms

HALLOWEEN treats E m ASTRONAUTS LOVE M&Ms and specifically request them for space missions so they can gobble the candy as it floats in mid-air. CRACKED.COM — *aperturesound/Shutterstock, NASA,* *Marshmallowz/Shutterstock*
*Smithsonian* Magazine

1 Deadly Candy

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