Mitchell called it “atomic candy” and patented it in 1961, but no one beyond his party guests got to try it until General Foods bought the rights and brought it to market as Pop Rocks in 1975.

Social media posts claimed that the video was a real commercial for the Pop Rocks candy product that had been "banned" from being shown on TV.

Despite best efforts to comfort consumers, wild stories about the perils of mixing Pop Rocks and soda have always abounded.

Aside from the new shorefront, the Candy Connection operates pink snack trucks that it uses to serve sweets at events.

The limited edition Hershey’s with Popping Candy tastes like a brick of hardened frosting with Pop Rocks mixed in. Of course, for legal reasons, Hershey’s isn’t going to call it Pop Rocks.

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No, Pop Rocks Did Not Kill Mikey From the Life Cereal Ad Before the internet, we amused ourselves with weird candy and outlandish rumors, spread person to person.