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3 Peeps These bright yellow chicks started as an Easter staple, but have developed into so much more. Now Peeps are available in various bunny and chick colors for Easter; ghosts and cats for Halloween; trees, reindeer, snowmen, and more for Christmas; and hearts and bears for Valentine’s Day. Peeps were first created in the 1950s as a seasonal Easter item, but as the brand expanded, the marshmallow puffs were released for other holidays and events. Now Peeps fans can visit year-round stores in Maryland, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to purchase Peeps products. In addition to being a tasty marshmallow snack,...

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A Seattle woman with a collection of 5,631 rubber ducks said she originally intended to quit collecting with only seven of the toys. Charlotte Lee, 54, said she bought her first rubber ducks in 1996 to decorate her bathroom. "I thought I would quit after I had seven but then friends would come over and see them," Lee told Guinness World Records. "Soon, I was getting them as gifts for my birthday, Christmas, whenever really!" Lee now has 5,631 duckies, earning her the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of rubber ducks. She said...

Peeps, the popular yet incredibly divisive marshmallow candy, unfortunately have many strikes against them. Conceptually, I have to admit I find it somewhat upsetting to take a chomp out of a baby chick (with eyes, no less!). The experience is only made worse by the strangely tough marshmallow and the sticky sweet sugar that gets everywhere. Not to absolutely drag Peeps to hell, but there is no candy that makes me feel ill faster. Now Peeps get one more strike: Carcinogenic chemicals have been found in their dyes, according to Consumer Reports. (The news didn't stop The New York Times...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of spring as azaleas at the Masters. What makes the treats so vibrant is erythrosine, a chemical that shows up on ingredient labels as Red No. 3. It's one of several chemicals, along with titanium dioxide, used to color some of the most popular candy in the country — including Skittles and Hot Tamales. Both chemicals have been linked to cancer. More than 30 years ago, U.S. regulators banned Red...

Pepsi is bringing back its Peeps-flavored soda, and this time it’s easier than an Easter egg hunt to find. For the first time, “Pepsi x Peeps” is available for sale at retailers nationwide, a change from its debut two years ago, when it only gave away a few thousand of the sodas in a contest. Pepsi said in a statement that its mass release was prompted by popular demand following its “unforgettable debut” in 2021 when it the soda “trended everywhere” and sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market

A USS Shiloh sailor who was presumed to be lost at sea and hid in the ship's engine room for a week in June was found "covered in urine and feces, and had a camelback, a multi-tool, Peeps candy and an empty peanut butter jar with him," according to a Navy Times report... Other details include information from the investigation about statements Mims made about himself, including that "he could stop running engineering department engines by pulsating electricity with his body, that he could shoot fireballs out of his hands, that he had a friend who had a motorcycle with...

Back in 2004, the St. Paul Pioneer Press needed to fill some empty space in the Easter Sunday paper and some staffer came up with the zany idea to invite readers to create dioramas using Peeps.

Defense attorneys representing six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray filed a motion Friday to have the case dismissed, or for the city’s top prosecutor to be recused from the case and replaced by a special prosecutor, citing alleged conflict of interest. The attorneys argue in the documents that the officers were victims of an 'overzealous prosecution' by State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who they claim has personal and political motivations in the case. Among the alleged conflicts of interest cited, the motion includes Mosby's marriage to the city councilman who represents the district where Gray died.

While we enjoy the marshmallow variety, these kitties enjoy the real thing. Enjoy!

WINNER: "Chilean CoPeepapo Mine Rescue" This year's winning diorama, which depicts the dramatic rescue of 33 mine workers in Copiapo, Chile, last October, is the work of Mary Jo Ondrejka from Reston; Bryn Metzdorf from Fairfax; and Margaret Hartka from Parkton, Md. A Peep version of miner Ariel Ticona meets his newborn daughter for the first time, while Peep Johnny Barrios Rojas is greeted by both his wife and mistress.

Ok, Get your fill of the fox news lady lawyers and peeps. This is an actual court case with Meghan Kelly and Kimberly Guilfoil. Some light easter peep humor. http://video.foxnews.com/v/4133569/marshmallow-peep-lawsuit?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r5:c0.031667:b32406048:z6

Easter turducken Most traditional holidays are syncretised perversions of even older traditions, which then get secularized into excuses to eat a whole bunch. Christmas falls, not coincidentally, close to the winter solstice, and borrows heavily from earlier winter festivals, featuring lots of gingerbread, candy canes, traditional hams and large family feasts. Thanksgiving, being largely a continuation of post-harvest feasts in Europe, has always been about eating. We have, of course, taken this to ridiculous extremes with turducken, a Thanksgiving dish prepared by… …cramming a boneless chicken into a boneless duck, which is stuffed into a boneless turkey. Three kinds of...

If the world ended tomorrow, Peeps would probably survive. It's a scientific fact that the marshmallow candy, shaped like bright-colored chicks, is indestructible. Which is a good thing in post-apocalyptic scenarios, since they also make a reliable food source, artwork muse, and baking ingredient. The fun Easter candy with the hecka-long lifespan dates back to the 1950's—and comes with some seriously fun traditions. "Peeple" are getting on the Web to get their sugar fix. Searches in the last week alone for "marshmallow peeps" have sweetened the Search box almost 1,000%. Lookups are also following cravings for "marshmallow peeps recipes," "marshmallow...

It's back! Our fourth-annual Washington Post Peeps Diorama Contest drew more than 1,100 entries. The results, impressive for their creativity and craftsmanship, ... [snip] Slide show

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