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TIL that the Cadbury Creme Egg began in 1963 as Fry's Creme Egg, becoming the Cadbury Creme Egg in 1971. Creme Eggs are produced by Cadbury in the UK, Hershey in the US, and by Cadbury Adams in Canada. In 2016, UK sales of the Cadbury Egg dropped sharply after the recipe was changed to cut costs.

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