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  2. Milky Way (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia

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    The Milky Way bar is made of nougat, topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. It was created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The name and taste derived from a then-popular malted milk drink ( milkshake) of the day, not after the astronomical galaxy.

  3. Mars bar - Wikipedia

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    8.5 g. Carbohydrate. 35.3 g. Mars, commonly known as Mars bar, is the name of two varieties of chocolate bar produced by Mars, Incorporated. It was first manufactured in 1932 in Slough, England by Forrest Mars, Sr. [2] The bar consists of caramel and nougat coated with milk chocolate . An American version of the Mars bar was produced which had ...

  4. Franklin Clarence Mars - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Mars founded Mar-O-Bar Co. and began to manufacture chocolate candy bars. The company later incorporated as Mars, Incorporated. In 1923 he introduced his son Forrest's idea, the Milky Way, which became the best-selling candy bar. Mars moved to Chicago in 1929 and settled in River Forest

  5. Milky Way Farm - Wikipedia

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    Milky Way Farm Manor House, May 2014. /  35.31028°N 87.03750°W  / 35.31028; -87.03750. Milky Way Farm in Giles County, Tennessee, is the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies. The property is named for the company's Milky Way candy bar. [2] During the Great Depression, the estate was the largest employer in Giles ...

  6. Forrest Mars Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Frank C. Mars. Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 – July 1, 1999) was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way (1924) and Mars (1932) chocolate bars, and M&M's (1941) chocolate, as well as orchestrating the launch of Uncle Ben's Rice. He was the son of ...

  7. List of names for the Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    Many European languages have borrowed, directly or indirectly, the Greek name for the Milky Way, including English and Latin. Road to Santiago. The Milky Way was traditionally used as a guide by pilgrims traveling to the holy site at Compostela, hence the use of "The Road to Santiago" as a name for the Milky Way.

  8. Celebrations (confectionery) - Wikipedia

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    Celebrations is a miniature chocolate bar collection made by Mars, Incorporated, launched in 1997. It comprises miniature versions of full size Mars brands. Celebrations have the tagline "Share the joy", and were one of the first mixed box of chocolates in the United Kingdom to bring together confectionery which had been already released in one ...

  9. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl - Wikipedia

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    The heavenly river ( Milky Way) separates them. The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are characters found in Chinese mythology and appear eponymously in a romantic Chinese folk tale. The story tells of the romance between Zhinü ( 織女; the weaver girl, symbolized by the star Vega) and Niulang ( 牛郎; the cowherd, symbolized by the star Altair ...