38 Sweet Facts About Candy - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 32)

Candy facts are sweeter with a side of the ridiculous. This list of weird facts about candy is fun to consume, but leave you with a stomach ache (wait...) It's a sweet episode of fun facts about candy corn, Ronald Reagan, and everything in-between.
The List Show is a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John (in time for Halloween) discusses some sweet facts about candy.
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[@bruns-o-tron]

John, it sounds like the production crew is trying to "play you off" by drowning you out with the closing theme!

[@germyw]

seriously! That crap was loud.

[@jeannareadsbooks8475]

Everytime john says mental floss at the end because he says it fast i keep thinking he says menopause

[@truboo4268]

Jeanna Roberts We get it, you don't listen properly.

[@JennaLeigh]

Jeanna Roberts unlike some jerks, I laughed. 😂😂😂😂

[@sarahmathias9463]

Bryan Cotto you aint gotta be an asshole

[@Doomtrain55]

To be fair, over here they sell creme eggs either on their own or in boxes of 3. The single eggs cost a lot so people tend to get the boxes as its just cheaper for more.

[@241Groundhog]

From 9:52 to the end of the video, the music is too loud relative to John's voice. It drowns out what's he's saying. Whoever was in charge of sound editing messed up.

[@konichiwaimjohn]

it kind of sounds like he says, "thank you for watching menopause" lol

[@dariowiter3078]

That joke of yours is pretty lame, not to mention, old. 😒😒😒😒😒

[@mooshmash7678]

Wow, I didn't notice that there's a mini TFIOS book charm in the back! Awww! (It's near John's head.)

[@chasesahchase]

If you licked a Tootsie Pop every day for one year... you'd get really sick due to the mold you were licking.

[@madiejones129]

" ah, that is made of plastic. And it lights up.... Mark I am disappointed in you" gotta love it :)

[@mockingibrd2013]

Actually the Indian shooting a star on the wrapper thing is true. If you send in the wrapper to the adress on the box they send like this really amazing bouquet of Tootsie Pops to your house. My mom did it for me in fifth grade!

[@seabunnychub7444]

Marshmallow candy originated in ancient Egypt. Made from the stick substance of a marsh plant! I actually learned something cool in world history! :P :3

[@drashock7563]

Not trying to insult the Sound team at Mental Floss, as they work very hard and do very well, but the music seemed to be louder than John's voice during the end credits.

[@crcons]

Almost couldn't hear the answer to the final question 'cause the music was too loud. =/

[@RandomGarbage42]

uh, EXCUSE me. when i was 4 i saw the "how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?" commercial and i said to my small self, "no fucking way, the world IS going to know and they are going to know because of ME." so i found myself a goddamn tootsie pop, sat on my bedroom floor and the answer is 50. that licking machine doesn't know SHIT.

[@Rick___]

If you found the Tootsie Pop, then it was obviously pre-licked 300-odd times.

[@RandomGarbage42]

it was wrapped and in our snack cabinet, but still a horrifying possibility.

[@butterflyreflections]

kacie bombastic wow - what a badass with a "snack cabinet"... every kid's dream!

[@kelleywilliams5300]

Made me laugh 😂 determined? More like... Yeah, determined😂

[@kurtj2958]

Nobody does mental floss better than John Green. You rock bro. Wish you were my neighbor. I'd buy you a beer!

[@KuroiGekijo]

Actually the free lollipop for a star thing varies by location. Growing up, the gas station corner store by my grandparents was run by a man who would give you a free lollipop for one. It was not endorsed by the company, but it was used by various retailers to up sales. It was like the lottery for children.

[@freyaporter99]

To expand on fact 16 - now approximately zero people eat Cadbury creme eggs in the UK, ever since they changed the recipe to the horrendous American version.

[@vjm3]

"Reagan liked licorish flavored jelly beans." YUCK OH GOD RONNIE SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!

[@taighe6461]

well some people do like licorish like me

[@vjm3]

***** Thank you

[@gavrielmulligan3635]

IKR?!! I hate them. XP

[@shadobian11]

OMG, when he tried to eat the plastic peep. LOL

[@hoosierarcher]

Well since you brought up the Curtiss Candy Company I will confess something. Besides the Baby Ruth bar Curtiss made the Butterfinger. My Aunt gave my mother a box of them when she said she had a craving for a Butterfinger. I was named Curtiss in honor of that generous gift,

[@Gartral]

that sir.. is sad

[@leerose8628]

Everyone in my family loves candy buttons. Everyone I know loves them.

[@zephyrvescent]

I must be an old person because I remember very well all the hoopla over the red M&Ms. They were my favorite ones to eat so I was very disappointed when they were discontinued. And I didn't like the orange ones that replaced them. Still to this day I have an aversion to the orange M&Ms!!!! :)

[@juliomonterojr]

Mr . Green for president 2016. AWESOME *****

[@Hyack57]

When he slurs Mental Floss it sounds like he's saying thanks for watching menopause...

[@MobsterGoose]

I love those candy buttons. :D Minus the paper that gets stuck to them... It is such a success picking one off and have it be clean!

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

When I was a kid I licked a tootsie roll pop and found it was about 375 licks. I was apparently a slightly sub par licker.

[@gordonstearns2232]

Man, your licking skills are pathetic. All the cool kids can do it in less than 350.

[@FhtagnCthulhu]

No worries, I've honed my skills in the past decade. I am a licking champ now.

[@Intorqueo629]

Mr.Aptronym That sounds sexual.

[@Owntera]

Mr.Aptronym So do you lick anything else other than candys? *If you know what i mean*

[@samviolet]

Malachite Margison takes me about 5 cuz after a while of sucking on it I just bite it.

[@TheMldSC]

Hey! I LOVE Mary Janes! Peanut buttery, molasses-ey goodness!

[@Conankun66YT]

Why does he pronounce the f's in "Pfefferminz" as S? Oo - A very confused German

[@michellemoeckly]

Pherfermints?

[@Malaachi]

"You're not a candy you're a punishment." HAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I died...

[@YepX]

Actually when i was a kid u found a star on a sucker u got a free one , and peeps r gross

[@BronyMexicanPenguin]

Peeps are the most delicious candy/marshmallow type thing ever.

[@Heropsychodream]

BronyMexicanPenguin Better than cadbury eggs? Are you mad?

[@BronyMexicanPenguin]

Heropsychodream They are better. No I am not mad.

[@JordanBartholme]

How old are you @YepX?

[@themonkeysquad7]

Jordan Bartholme they did it in the late 70s to late 80s

[@EarthrealmAssassin]

I don't know most of the sweets you talk about in this episode, but I still loved it anyway!

[@fredh3141]

Meredith Danko is hot. Just sayin.'

[@fredh3141]

+Addison Danko, be proud!!!

[@dariowiter3078]

Fred H Yeah...RIGHT!!!!! 😒😒😒😒😒

[@WhoElseButZane]

I'm glad he didn't talk shit on candy corn. BUT HOW DARE YOU SAY NO ONE LIKES MARY JANES

[@AlexTheMary]

😢 But I really like necco waffers... why ya gotta dump on the necco waffers?!

[@miciarokiri5182]

You are not alone!

[@Finstoked]

I was so wrapped up in the wet cat food commercial before this i didn't notice that the five second skip was ready. Im skilled

[@LadyLuck-rd5vi]

...4/13...4/13!!! HOMESTUCK!!!

[@ZomifiedHam]

i freaked out when i first read homestuck. 4/13 IS MY BIRTHDAY. this year i got a box of legos and 60 bucks.

[@LadyLuck-rd5vi]

Nice

[@alvinyu5387]

I literally did a double-take when I heard those numbers uttered by John. Hehe, John. I'd make more connections, if you can call them that, but they're a bit of a stretch.

[@SocialWalrus]

Alvin Yu I believe I did once see strange scribblings on the wall of the Salon in one video.

[@Julathegreat]

The star with the indian did give me another free tootsie pop from the ice-cream truck guy. :D

[@MittenSquad]

#10 is false. About 5 years ago I got really sick, and threw up several times. After years of swallowing gum instead of spitting it out, I threw up dozens of pieces of gum. It was incredibly disgusting.

[@lucariomew365]

The gum myth has been disproven by nutritionists, dietitians, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, several myth related tv shows, the FDA, and regular students in science class hundreds if not thousands of times. Steak is harder to digest than gum. So assuming that you're not just joking/trolling you must have the most messed up digestive system of the human race and I hope you saw a physician.

[@The_Mimewar]

How do you know it was gum?

[@MittenSquad]

Shane Ellis It was a variety of different colors, and it looked like a lot of pieces of chewed up gum.

[@MarioTime6464]

TMI

[@MRSmall2014]

***** I'm sure pretty much everything looks the same partly digested and spewed forth onto the ground in highly corrosive stomach acid

[@Alexanderortiz99]

Awww. My mom Loves Mary Janes. Got me into them and the are just the best when you let it melt in your mouth.

[@martyg6753]

Love these and the similar Bit-o-Honey. My fillings, however, do not.

[@pinkiepie.7687]

Dose anypony else see rainbow dash at 5:16?

[@gunner2246]

Yep

[@101SAVIOR]

Anybody*

[@AwakeningAvalon]

Y Bentley Clearly sir, you don't get the reference.

[@101SAVIOR]

littlemusou I understand... i understand that he or she is a fucking idiot.

[@AwakeningAvalon]

Alrighty, aren't you a little ray of sunshine.

[@Lorad2499]

Aww I like Mary Janes

[@WhoElseButZane]

they're amazing

[@skillcheese]

How did he decide what things to put on the wall? there's so much random stuff back there, it's just amazing! Love the videos!!

[@alekvillarreal3470]

"Significantly longer than forever" made me laugh! :D

[@trixstermillion2190]

When ET: The Extraterrestrial was in theaters, a common misconception was that ET had a thing for M&Ms, and it took much marketing to make people aware of the existence of Reese's Pieces.

[@1979hellcat]

Well if they took the red m&ms out n had orange ones - wouldn't the red be mixed w the yellow dye to make orange?

[@MrsShocoTaco]

A strawberry flavored 3 Musketeers sounds pretty good, actually

[@bailliepuckett]

I thought this said 5 minutes. Ten minute later-- laughing my butt off.

[@tibblesrocks]

Is it bad that when I turned on this video and saw John Green that I yelled "GO SIT IN THE CORNER AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE"

[@ray80082]

5:16. RAINBOWDASH!!!! Awesome.

[@just1n1an1]

OMG I LOVE BIG LEAGUE CHEW, especially when its old and hard.

[@kytoaltoky]

The four horsemen of the candy apocalypse: "Circus Peanuts" (AKA "What Peeps from Hell taste like"), "Candy Corn" (AKA "The only candy that tastes worse than the real thing"), "Licorice Jelly Beans" (AKA "Candy that only a smoker could enjoy"), and "Peanut Butter Kisses" (AKA "No, they're not stale, it's just s---ty candy").

[@equinlan5]

"Dear, fetch me the battle axe." Or "Don't forget to be awesome"

[@michaelabonwell139]

In high school during a long study hall I did the "how many licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop" thing and got 364 as well. And a really sore tongue.

[@marcgioia5932]

I was half asleep at 2 in the morning yesterday when I watched this and when he said "Marc im disappointed in you" I was in shock for like 20 minutes

[@o0RegineR0o]

i´m german and i´m dying over the way he pronounces "Pfefferminz" completely wrong yet adorable

[@joeyfong9585]

I literally hear him say "Thanks for watching Menopause" every time!

[@aribtd]

I got a tootsie pop at a gas station once and it had a star on it, so I asked the employee that was there about it and she gave me another one. I felt so accomplished that day.

[@ssppeellll]

I loved Mary Janes! They were hard to get started, though. But then so were Tootsie Rolls.

[@ethan-loves]

I already knew about Opal Fruits! Thanks, Lynne Truss.

[@aaronwkeech7328]

I ain't eating your damn candy anymore. LOL

[@brookebrasel9584]

I'm watching this while eating my Halloween candy, wow trying to make me feel bad lol jkjk good job John Green

[@emmetgirl]

Gum doesn't *typically* stick around in the stomach, but frequent gum swallowers are at risk of developing bezoars. Which are super gross and cool and I want you to talk about them in a Mental Floss episode please please please!!

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

I think he just called me 'old'. Harumph!

[@SexiestPenguin]

"When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last? Do you suck them very slowly, or crunch them very fast? Eat those candy-coated chocolates, but tell me when I ask: When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last?" (Note for confused persons: in UK, Ireland, Canada, Germany, and South Africa, "Smarties" are a candy not unlike plain M&Ms. Except they always had the red ones.)

[@HarmonyAnn9411]

When I was a kid, those wrappers with the Indian and stars actually did get you a free sucker at the gas station.

[@FrankiiDoodle]

What's even more impressive about the Creme Eggs fact is that they don't sell them all year, only at Easter

[@GreenSkyFalling]

Hey I like mary janes too. So my love of Moxie soda, and mary janes makes me a weirdo, eh? This is why I feel safe watching this channel. It giveth and it taketh, I don't feel I owe anything, because it's brutally ruthless and truthfully informative. I am weird.

[@lilliancarilo]

Oh, Oh! Similar story: Last week accompanied The Hubs to appt in a seedy town 70 miles from where we live. Kid #3 had a bug bite on her arm that was looking dodgy, and I needed gum to relieve dry mouth. We stopped at a Food-4-Less for first aid stuff for The Girl, and gum for me. Unwrapped stick as we walked to hospital to discover that the Big Red gum I selected was the consistency of wood chips. Found "purchase by" date on package... July 2001! Yep, I bought a 12 year old pack of gum.

[@cisco3111]

Ah I love my daily mental floss b4 my crash course us history dose of knowledge!!!!

[@Shalin_Deniece]

When i was younger.. between 1995 and 1997.. i specifically remember going to the corner store to redeem my tootsie pop with a star wrappers plenty of times

[@charlesvitanza8867]

Licking a tootsie pop? Ain't nobody got time for that!

[@thejourney1369]

I happen to love Mary Jane candies. One of my favorite, so speak for yourself if you don't like them, but don't say no one likes them because you don't speak for every one.

[@deafweasel99]

that 16th one is even more impressive when you consider that Creme Eggs are only onsale from new years day to easter... we brits really like our Creme Eggs!

[@NyxSunspot]

I hate peeps... but I want to love them so every year I get some hoping I will like them =.= also best quote ? "ohh you're not a candy...you're a punishment.." XD LMFAO

[@dstinnettmusic]

3:47 Tootsie Roll Homeopathy

[@christophersallee5239]

Another great show. I have a question for you: How do painters create the effect of eyes that follow you around the room wherever you go on portrait paintings?

[@nadeemhosein9278]

Thank you for interacting with the items on your shelf. I was wondering if that was a real background or not.

[@mandiemoore3272]

The star absolutely got you a free lollipop at most California liquor stores in the 1980s

[@zuefa]

The tootsie roll thing sounds like sourdough bread, kind of? Just a little bit, haha.

[@blaster4549]

I love candy buttons

[@KrisBowenRET]

The Indian with a star did get you a free sucker! My friends and I did this all the time growing up at several major supermarkets!

[@unfabgirl]

What do you mean no one likes candy buttons? I love them. Also, my dad loves Mary Janes.

[@Nyxris0r]

After the bad-tasting chocolate bar made for soldiers, I was really expecting to hear 'And now we call them (x) and they are sold in supermarkets everywhere.'

[@tubadinozzo]

Okay, so I'm not the only one. Phew. Glad to see I'm not going crazier.

[@Dluna07]

that star thing you said actually is true for me, the ice cream truck that drove through my neighborhood also sold things like chips and candy and you would get a free sucker from the van if you had a wrapper with a star since the driver/owner had heard of the "myth"

[@VivaRobinette]

Goo Goo Clusters are the best candy I've ever had. I'd eat them as meal replacements.

[@JimmyNier00]

In the 90's you could get a free tootsie pop if it had a Indian shooting a arrow on it. I did it many times.

[@miciarokiri5182]

I think it was a store thing, I know one store did it where I lived, but no others did.

[@grndragon2443]

it was that way for me in the 80's. and it wasn't just one store or town either.

[@hitmonhydro]

4:12 lol seriously!

[@sudokuboy9]

When you brought up Mikey, I just had to look him up. First time I ever lol'd while reading wikipedia

[@Rogelio1703]

3 words: Squirrel. Nut. Zippers. Best candy ever!

[@troeyzope]

Jeff is a software company founded in 1975. The first version of its flagship product launched in 1985 as a graphical interface for MS-DOS. Now in its eighth numbered iteration, Jeff Windows is the most popular PC operating system in the world.

[@AerialBack]

Whenever he says mental floss at the end of the video, it always sounds like menopause XD

[@Chemnerdy]

Yes! I wasn't the only one who thought I could get free tootsie pops. I thought it was a regional thing when I went to college out of state and nobody knew what I was talking about.

[@Zeldaschampion]

You had me at licking machine!

[@whispatchet]

That last bar looks like what we call a 'Snickers'

[@boredwillow]

As a swing dancer and swing dance teacher, I was super disappointed that Meredith didn't do the Charleston! If your office ever wants to learn, John, let me know, I'll hook you guys up with some lessons :-)

[@danheidel]

What you talkin' 'bout? The creepy mouths are one of the best parts of Crash Course.

[@Rogelio1703]

I love this QT John. We're officially in a bromance. He just doesn't know. Yet.

[@imapeppr2712]

Thanks for watching menopause here on KZbin.

[@Imjakejones2322]

I really want to believe that I’m still eating the original Tootsie Roll

[@culobandoolo]

I'm relieved about Mikey, I totally thought he was dead.