Everyone is a fan of M&Ms chocolates, but how many people actually know what the two letters stand for?
Tik Toker Claire Dinhut - or condimentclaire as her user name refers to her - has outlined exactly what M&M stands for and the "juicy" family drama behind it.
Responding to a question on TikTok asking for a 'foodie fact' from Claire, she proceeded to explain the "m&m family drama".
Claire, who hails from the US but now resides in the UK, said: "The most fun candy or chocolate fact is M&M and why it's called M&M.
"There's so much family drama here it's so juicy, it's so good."
@condimentclaire Replying to @Tweb212 ♬ original sound - Claire
The M&M name actually represents the two people who came up with the idea.
M&M stands for Mars and Murrie - named after Forrest E. Mars Sr. – the founder of Mars – and Bruce Murrie, the son of Hershey Chocolate’s president William F. R. Murrie.
The story behind how M&Ms came to be, begins after Mars had a fall-out with his father and travelled to Europe.
Claire, on TikTok explains: "He goes to Europe - Spanish/American war is happening and he sees that everyone is eating these like chocolate coated pebbles, coated in candy coating.
"So he's like oh my God, I need to bring this back to the US, but I don't want to bring it to my dad because my Dad sucks and I hate him.
"So he goes to the rival aka Hershey's."
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— M&M’S (@mmschocolate) February 13, 2023
And the rest they say is history. Mars along with Bruce Murrie come up with the delicious chocolate and name them Mars and Murrie, M&Ms.
Claire went on to add the reason M&Ms took off so much was due to World War II.
She said that during World War II Mars and Murrie made a deal with the government that saw M&Ms placed in every soldier's bag.
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