There's One Thing You Never Knew About Reese's Pieces

I CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH.

As you may know, Reese's Pieces are already a controversial candy, because people cannot agree on the pronunciation.

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For the record, it rhymes with "pieces," not "CiCi's".

But what you may not know is that these tiny droplets of heaven DON'T HAVE CHOCOLATE IN THEM.

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!?!?!?!?!

JUST LET IT SINK IN FOR A MINUTE.

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CRAZY, RIGHT?

They share a name with the world's greatest ~CHOCOLATE~ candy, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, so... Why? WHY???

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The candies were invented 50 YEARS apart (Peanut Butter Cups in 1928 and Pieces in 1978). Why on EARTH would they share a name if they don't share one of the TWO main ingredients??? And HOW are Reese's Pieces so delicious without chocolate???

More importantly, how have I never noticed this before?

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Did I just assume the candy coating was made of chocolate? I guess so.