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Tasty facts you might not know about M&M's

They melt in your mouth, not in your hand
28. M&M’s stands for Mars and Murrie
27. M&M’s used to contain Hershey chocolate
26. The idea for M&M’s came from Spain
25. The first M&M’s factory was in New Jersey
24. M&M's originally came in cardboard tubes
23. The original colour selection included violet
22. M&M’s are stamped with an 'm' so you know they’re the real deal
21. You’ll never find M&M’s with imperfections
20. Mars denies that it copied Hershey’s Reese’s Pieces
19. The red ones disappeared for a decade
18. M&M’s paid £3.5 million ($5 million) to be the official snack food of the Olympics
17. The M&M’s characters were introduced in the 1990s to help sales
16. M&M’s used the Super Bowl to debut Ms. Brown
15. There are more varieties than plain, peanut and peanut butter
14. You can personalise M&M’s
13. The characters got a makeover
12. Billions of M&M’s are produced every day
11. There are M&M’s Worlds in seven major cities
10. The M&M's mascots retired (briefly) in 2023
9. Van Halen banned brown M&M's from their dressing room
8. There are M&M’s boxes with the presidential seal in the White House
7. M&M’s chocolate takes a long time to make
6. At first, only the military could have them
5. M&M’s are the most common chocolate in space
4. People thought the green ones were aphrodisiacs
3. Mars once released Jalapeño M&M's
2. They were banned in Sweden
1. A chocolatey mishap once occurred at the M&M's factory
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18. M&M’s paid £3.5 million ($5 million) to be the official snack food of the Olympics

Ready to go global, M&M’s paid £3.5 million ($5 million) to be named 'the official snack food of the 1984 Olympic games', held in Los Angeles, California. The international sporting event needed a brand that could be recognised in every nation (at the time, Snickers was called Marathon in the UK). With worldwide recognition, M&M's expanded into Asia Pacific, Australia, Europe and Russia.

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16 December 2024

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