Fun Sweet Facts♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦In Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar full♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦Pear drops get their flavour from amyl acetate, the same compound found in real pears♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦In Victorian England, a pennyworth of sweets bought you a small jar full♦The longest sweet shop in the world ran for over a mile in Llandudno, Wales♦Wedding favours have been a tradition since the 16th century, originally five sugared almonds♦Allsorts were invented in 1899 when a salesman accidentally dropped his sample tray
