Fun Sweet Facts♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦The first jelly bean is thought to have been made in Boston in the 1860s♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Hard-boiled sweets are 80% sugar, 19% glucose syrup, and 1% magic♦The British eat about 7.5kg of sweets per person per year, more than half of Europe♦The first jelly bean is thought to have been made in Boston in the 1860s♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦Sugared almonds at weddings represent five wishes: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, long life
