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Evelyn Baker——Studied at Stanford University, Lives in Stanford, CA
As a confectionery expert with a deep understanding of the history of candies, I can tell you that the original M&M's were introduced in 1941. The
original colors of M&M's were
brown and
orange. These two colors were chosen because they did not melt easily and could be easily seen by soldiers during World War II, who were among the early consumers of the candy.
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Ethan Butler——Works at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Lives in Vienna, Austria.
In 1995, the Mars candy company decided that having two shades of
brown M&Ms were unnecessary, so they did away with the
light brown ones, leaving only the colors
red,
yellow,
green,
dark brown and
orange.
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