5 Things You Didn't Know About Peeps

Marshmallow Peeps have become a staple of every kid’s Easter basket. 

Produced by Just Born, the little neon-colored chicks, bunnies, pumpkins and Christmas trees might be the most famous thing to ever come from Bethlehem, Pa.

Here are five things about the candy you may not know:

1. Peeps were first mass produced in 1953. It took 27 hours to create one Peeps marshmallow chick. Thanks to advances in technology, it now takes six minutes.
2. Just Born produces 4.2 million Peeps every day and enough in one year to circle the Earth twice.
3. Peeps have made celebrity appearances on many programs, including "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," "CBS Sunday Morning," "The Early Show," "Martha Stewart," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," "South Park," "Jeopardy,” "The Daily Show,” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
4. The company also promotes Peeps with its three Peepmobiles, which travel around the country and appear at special events.
5. Just Born also invented "jimmies," also known as ice cream sprinkles. The topping got its name from the employee who created them.

There's a store devoted to Peeps candy and merchandise at the Outlets at Sands Bethlehem.

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