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554:2019-06-19
514:2021-12-01
505:"About Us"
488:References
409:Neon Nerds
395:bubble gum
306:Nerds Rope
300:jelly bean
285:Sour Nerds
177:malic acid
157:monoclinic
54:Introduced
1265:Wonka Bar
1260:SweeTarts
1245:Pixy Stix
1126:(founder)
1007:Lemonhead
931:Baby Ruth
913:100 Grand
892:Raffaello
877:Mon Chéri
833:Thorntons
480:Reception
422:Wonkalate
391:Nerds Gum
350:Christmas
340:Halloween
189:Pop Rocks
141:Unwrapped
1319:Tinglerz
1207:products
1153:Category
1099:Bomb Pop
1027:Red Hots
1022:Rain-Blo
975:Funables
951:Chuckles
698:22 April
638:Archived
173:dextrose
153:crystals
1304:Punky's
1230:Fun Dip
1213:Current
1163:Commons
997:Keebler
992:Jujubes
941:Brach's
897:Tic Tac
882:Nutella
432:Munchie
412:Liebig.
150:sucrose
82:Website
62: (
44:Country
1299:Oompas
1289:Dweebs
1117:People
1047:Kinder
956:Chunky
946:Crunch
856:Brands
402:Dweebs
382:cereal
370:Easter
201:Dweebs
195:, and
124:Nestlé
76:Nestlé
1373:Candy
1255:Spree
1250:Runts
1240:Nerds
1012:Nerds
509:Nerds
454:Sonic
428:W-egg
368:, an
104:candy
100:Nerds
34:Owner
20:Nerds
726:2022
700:2018
385:bowl
358:, a
348:, a
338:, a
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64:1983
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87:www
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