TRIVIA BITS ... M & M'S
The double M in M & M's stands for the last names of Forrest Mars and William Murrie, the two founders of the company that first produced the candy.
M & M's were first made in 1941 and packaged in paper tubes; they became very popular with American soldiers in World War II because they were easy to carry.
The original six colors of M & M's were: red, yellow, green, brown, orange, and violet. Tan replaced violet in 1949.
The "m" stamp on the shell of M & M's first appeared in 1950 to distinguish them from counterfeit candies.
In 1954, Peanut M & M's were introduced.
Over 400,000,000 M & M's are made each day.
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