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TIL that chocolate bars Picnic, & Cherry Ripe, as well as the Freddo Frog and Old Gold bar chocolate were created by the Australian confectionary company MacRobertson’s. They were also responsible for introducing chewing gum and cotton candy to Australia. They were bought by Cadbury in 1967

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