Quiz: What's Your Candy IQ?

Almond Joy — a classic coconutty convection — made its debut in 1946, according to The Hershey Company. 

Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, started regularly snacking on jelly beans in 1966 "as part of his successful attempt to give up pipe smoking," according to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. When he took office in 1981, the Herman Goelitz Candy Company sent the president shipments of his beloved Jelly Belly jelly beans. His favorite flavor? Licorice.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong asked to be stocked with Life Savers for his trip to the moon, according to the Space Foundation Discovery Center website. But the safety office rejected his request because it was concerned that biting down on one the candies would start a fire in the highly pressurized lunar module cabin. Luckily for Armstrong, engineer Lou Ramon was willing to sneak the candies onto the spacecraft after making Armstrong "promise, cross his heart, hope to die, that he and Buzz would only suck on the Life Savers and not bite down on them."

U.S. baby boomers favor M&M's Peanut over other candy options, according to a 2022 Statista survey — with 83 percent of respondents reporting a positive opinion of the brand. Godiva came in second place with 75 percent.

Looking for the healthiest way to ease your chocolate craving? Reach for the dark chocolate! Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health say the darker the chocolate, the more likely it is to be high in flavonoids and low in sugar and added fats. Flavonoids are key because they’re full of antioxidants and may improve mood and cognition and help lower the risk of some chronic diseases.