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20 Interesting Things You Didn’t Know About NECCO Wafers

11. The Cambridge, MA factory used to have this awesome painted water tower

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The factory was located right near the MIT campus in Cambridge from 1937-2001. The building was bought by a pharmaceutical company who paint over the colored water tower with their stupid logo. Booo!

12. Right now they’re hiring wafer counters

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Their site’s Careers section lists an “Inventory analyst” opening. MS Office required.

13. NECCO wafers are gluten-free AND Kosher. Mazel tov!

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(The symbol for Kosher-certified foods)

14. They have a chocolate version, which means they’ve figured out how to make chocolate gross.

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LEAVE CHOCOLATE ALONE, NECCO!

15. If you mix NECCO wafers and Pepsi, it’ll light on fire

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I assume because of the glycerine in NECCO wafers or something, but I’m no Bill Nye, ok?

16. NECCO got into the music business, weirdly

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They sponsored this soundtrack of a ’60s Disney musical.

17. NECCO also makes those nasty candy hearts…

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18. And Mary Janes…

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19. And Canada Mints…

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20. And Squirrell Nut Zippers. Basically all the gross old people candies.

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