There are lots of neat little tidbits of information floating around about NutRageous Bars and related topics (i.e. peanut butter, Hersheys, whatever I can find!). Here's what I've got so far:
Rumor has it that Taylor Hanson of the Hansons is a huge fan of NutRageous Bars.
Spanish explorers discovered peanuts in Peru in the 16th century.
Peanuts aren't a nut, they're a legume.
A third of the words peanuts come from India.
Peanut butter was developed in 1890 by a St. Louis physician seeking a nutritious, easily digested, high-protein food for elderly patients.
Mr. Reese was not only involved with candy. He is also known for the Reese automobile, a 3-wheeled, gasoline engined vehicle that was built in Plymouth, Pa. in 1899. Only one such vehicle remains intact. Mr. Reese also built Reese and Shawnee bicycles.