Easter Fun Fats

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  • Americans spend 2 billion dollars on Easter candy
  • Over 60 million chocolate rabbits are sold
  • Which part of the rabbit gets eaten first?
    • 75% eat the ears first
    • 12% eat the feet first
    • 10% eat the tail first
  • 65% of Americans prefer milk chocolate or dark chocolate
  • Americans buy 600 million peeps for Easter
  • Americans by 15 million jellybeans for Easter, enough to circle the earth three times
  • Jellybeans were not an Easter tradition until the 1930's when they were invented by William shrafft a Boston candy maker
  • Jellybean flavor preferences
    • Cherry 19%
    • Strawberry 13%
    • Grape 10%
    • Lime 7%
  • Marshmallow peeps were 50 years old in 2003
  • The first peep took 27 hours to produce it now takes 6 minutes
  • 700 Million peeps will be produced this Easter
  • The most popular peeps for Easter are chicks and bunnies and come in pink, lavendar, blue, white and yellow, the yellow chick is the most popular
  • You can freeze, microwave roast or top your pizza with peeps

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