That's One Expensive Chocolate

 I'm not sure I'd even want to eat it after I paid for it.

If you like chocolate, maybe you'll like this cool chocolate themed t-shirt too.

What to do if You Chew a Lot of Gum

 I feel like this is the kind of thing I would think of doing when I was a kid, but I'd give up at around the 5th or 6th wrapper.

If you like candy art, check out my book called Treats and Beasts.

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Candy in the Media - World's Strongest Licorice Rope?

This is a triumph of science and candy.

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Candy In The Media

So that's what happened to the world's largest hamburger (and other food).

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Candy in the Media

Cheesecake is probably the cake with the most regret.  You want to eat 13 slices in one sitting, but you know after the second you'll only feel regret.

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This Week In Candy

Candy News - It appears breaking world records seems to be the thing to do.  In the last few weeks, two companies have attempted and broken a world record that involved candy.  Lindt broke the record for the most candies unwrapped in a single place at a single time, and See's Candy attempted the world record for the largest lollipop.  I have to be honest, the worlds largest lollipop seems to be a more legitimate record than the most candies unwrapped at once, but who am I too judge.

What's Happening At Candy Critic -  With the Olympics starting at the end of the week, we've decided to dedicate this week to a British candy review-a-thon.  England, and the entire UK, is one of the best places in the world to buy sweets.  Most people only really know them for their chocolate, in particular Cadbury, but there are so many other great treats available.

Rant - This week I've decided to let Allison choose the theme for the rant.  While she's written many an argument against the way people dispose of gum, she's sited an additional gum peeve.  She hates it when people spit out their gum, into a garbage can, but it ends up sticking around the rim of the can instead.  I agree, and I'm sure anybody who's had to clean these cans would agree as well.  If you're going to throw out your gum, wrap it up in some paper or something.

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Last Week In Toronto History Was Made

In downtown Toronto the worlds largest ice cream cake was built by the folks at Dairy Queen.  It was built, recorded, and then a crowd of people devastated it in the best way possible.

Click here to read more about the event.

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Go Like OREO

Oreo is trying to break a world record. In one day they want as many people as they can to like their Facebook page.  It's happening today so go sign in and be a part of history, or at the very least "like" a cookie.

Click here to read more.

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Worlds Longest Licorice

Apparently last Tuesday the Panda company made the worlds longest licorice piece ever.  I wonder if they went with red licorice over the black?

Click here to read more about it.

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Worlds Largest Chocolate Bar

It's official, an Armenian candy company has produced the worlds largest chocolate bar, apparently beating out an Italian company that got the record in 2007. Apparently they're going to break it up into little pieces and give it away. My dream would be to take the first bite right out of the bar, unbroken.

Click here to see a little video about the bar.

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What's a Rope Lollipop?

Apparently there is to be an attempt to make the worlds largest "rope lollipop". Now I'm sure you're asking how big the last one was, or maybe what the heck a rope lollipop is. Well I wondered both as well and I learned that a rope lollipop is one of those round flat lollipops that looks like a single coil of candy wrapped in a circle. I didn't figure out how big the second largest was, but frankly if these guys build a bigger one I guess it's pretty much useless information anyways.

Click here to read more about the attempt.

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