Fun Sweet Facts♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Pink jazzies were originally an Edwardian sweet sold by chemists♦Cotton candy was invented in 1897 by a dentist (we are not making this up)♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine♦A jar of pick & mix from Vivid Delights weighs almost the same as a hardback book♦Brentwood, Essex, has been a sweet town since the railway arrived in 1840♦The Egyptians invented the first sweets, around 1,500 BC, by mixing nuts and honey♦Pink jazzies were originally an Edwardian sweet sold by chemists♦Cotton candy was invented in 1897 by a dentist (we are not making this up)♦Kola Kubes are flavoured with the kola nut, the same plant that originally flavoured cola♦The world record for the most sweets eaten in one minute is 88♦Liquorice has been chewed in England since the 13th century, originally as medicine
