The Story Behind One of the Most Controversial Candies of Our Time

Love 'em or hate 'em, a whopping 2 billion Peeps are made a year

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As home to the Capitol’s upper house, the United States Senate Chamber is among the most storied rooms in America. Appointed with red marble pilasters and rich blue carpeting, the chamber contains 100 mahogany desks. Senators can keep whatever they like in the desks—each is assigned a specific one—but the contents of desk No. 24 (last row, Republican side) is a matter of public record. This is the desk belonging to Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.

Were you to lift the polished lid of No.

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This story first appeared in the April 15, 2019, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.