M&M’s stands for “Mars & Murrie’s.” The two ‘M’s on this candy staple represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., (founder of Newark Company), and Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate’s president William F. R. Murrie). One of the little-known fun facts about M&M’s is that it’s made with Hershey’s chocolate. Another fun fact? It’s a copycat product! Mars only had an idea for the product from seeing its British predecessor, Smarties.
100 Mind-Blowing Predecessor Facts
The First Linux GUI Distribution: One of the first Linux distributions is the Softlanding Linux System, shortened as SLS. It was the first Linux distro to include the X window system or GUI (Graphical User Interface). It was released in 1992 and was the predecessor to Slackware which was released on July 16, 1993, and is supported to date.
Armed Forces Security Agency (AFSA): The NSA assumed the responsibilities of its predecessor, AFSA, which was created after World War II to integrate the national cryptologic effort.