We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Confectioners have been innovating candies for millennia, and some candies have had a purpose beyond satisfying a sweet tooth. For instance, ...

Remember those chalky white sticks wrapped in paper that looked exactly like cigarettes? For kids in the '70s and '80s, candy cigarettes were the ultimate playground accessory. You could strut around ...

If you were born in a certain era — long before “helicopter parenting” — you probably thought smoking was disgusting, but figured you’d start at some point. After all, the local dime store had ...