Bees can make coloured honey. In France, there’s a biogas plant that manages waste from a Mars chocolate factory, where M&Ms are made. Beekeepers nearby noticed that their bees were making “unnatural shades of green and blue” honey. A spokesperson from the British Beekeepers’ Association theorized that the bees eating the sugary M&M waste caused the coloured honey.
100 Mind-Blowing Factory Facts
Cadbury Flakes were invented by accident. One day a factory worker realised that the excess chocolate which dripped down the side of the bars cooled into a ribbon-like shape aka a flake. The Cadbury Flake was then launched in 1920.
Nestlé supplied 1,850 bars of real chocolate for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The 2005 Willy Wonka remake was true to its namesake with the amount of chocolate used in the film.
Bees can make different colours of honey. Beekeepers in France once noticed that their bees were making shades of green and blue honey. It was later discovered that the bees were consuming colourful M&M waste from a nearby Mars factory.
Michael Jordan makes a lot of money from Nike. This is more than what all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia annually make combined. This is enough money to be able to feel the entire world population a meal.
Gene Wilder ate wax in Willy Wonka. For the tea time scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the “candy” flower cup that Gene Wilder chomped on was made of wax. Additionally, the Chocolate River was made of actual water, chocolate, and cream that spoiled throughout the shooting.
Beekeepers in France noticed that their bees were producing honey in unusual shades of green and blue. After investigating, the beekeepers discovered that the bees had been eating remnants of M&M candy shells from a nearby factory.
Costco’s hot dog and soda combo has remained at the same price since 1985. If you make your way to a Costco food court, you can pick up this great deal for just $1.50! Over time the cost price of the deal increased, but Costco countered this by opening a factory to make their sausages. This never seemed to affect its popularity, as 151 million hot dog combos were sold in 2020.