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How candy corn became a Halloween tradition, and why Americans still love to hate it

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Candy corn was invented in the 1880s as faux chicken feed long before it became a Halloween trick-or-treating staple and polarizing holiday candy. Here's more of the history.

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    How candy corn became a Halloween tradition, and why Americans still love to hate it

    Candy corn was invented in the 1880s as faux chicken feed long before it became a Halloween trick-or-treating staple and polarizing holiday candy. Here's more of the history.