m&m

Fact- The first "M" was imprinted on the chocolate candies in 1950, 9 years after they were introduced to American GIs during WWII.

Yuck!

Fact- McDonald's worst product failure is the hulaburger, a 1960s idea for Catholics during lent that was made of grilled pineapple. It was introduced at the same time and for the same reason as the Filet-of-Fish, which did much better

Doesnt it Look Delicious!

Yum!

Fact- Admiral Boyd brought 2 1/2 tons of NECCO Wafers to the South Pole in the 1930s

Yum?

Fact- Kit Kat Bar flavors in Japan include wine, sweet potato, wasabi and soy sauce

Indian Pudding

Fact- November 13th is National Indian Pudding Day

Crunch

Fact- Cap'n Crunch's (of cereal fame) full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch

Takes the Cake

Fact- For his 59th birthday, President FDR received a cake 5ft in height that weighed 300 lbs.

Happy Birthday!

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Funny Spelling?

Fact- Haagen-Daz, as in the ice cream, is a fake word

Do you have Moxie?

Fact- Moxie is the official state soft drink of Maine and has its own festival every year.

It was originally developed as a nerve tonic

Coffee

Fact- to decaffinate coffee, they use water, ethyl acetate, methylene choride or carbon dioxide to strip it away from the coffee beans

Further Info- I hope everybody drinks regular coffee

Behind the Scenes- mental floss!

The Pillsbury Dough Boy

Fact- the Pillsbury Dough Boy has an actual name: Poppin' Fresh

Further Info- his wife is named Poppie Fresh and their kids are Popper and Bun Bun

Behind the Scenes- just fun!

Truffles

Fact- Pigs have been traditionally trained to smell out truffles

Further Info- Although some breeds of dogs can be trained to find truffles too.

Behind the Scenes- French fries with Parmesan cheese and black truffle oil are amazing!