Green Candy Mocked Aphrodisiac Rumor

The Green M&M character's seductive personality references a 1970s urban legend claiming that green M&Ms acted as aphrodisiacs. The rumor gained prominence when students reportedly picked green candies from packets and fed them to people they desired. In 1997, M&M/Mars turned the myth into an advertising joke by introducing a flirtatious female Green with mascaraed eyelashes, sensuous lips, and white go-go boots.

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