100 Years Of Easy Mother's Day Gifts

"The World's Largest Hershey's Kisses Chocolate was revealed at a ceremony at Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania on July 7th. The 30,540 pound Kiss marks the 100th anniversary of the foil wrapped chocolates and qualifies as the "The World's Largest Piece of Chocolate" according to the Guiness Book of World Records."

As if to celebrate our Corporatocracy, the US government gets in on the hoopla by issuing a postage stamp to commemorate junk food.

However, One And A Half Hershey's Kisses A Day Could Keep High Blood Pressure Away

"Volunteers for the study ate just over 6 grams of dark chocolate daily for almost five months _ one square from a German chocolate bar called Ritter Sport, equal to about 1 1/2 Hershey's Kisses. People who ate that amount ended up with lower blood pressure readings than those who ate white chocolate."