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The Mars bar was named after the company, which was named after the person, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Clarence_Mars . Also, M&M's.



Thanks for clearing that up for me. When I saw that the Aldi copy of a Mars bar is called Titan[1], I idly wondered if they were continuing a theme of celestial objects or Greco-Roman deities.

I had been leaning more towards the celestial object them due to the existence of Galaxy chocolate[2] and Milky Way bars[3]. On the other hand, Snickers bars [4] were called Marathon bars when I was growing up and this could have been a reference to the classical Greek battle (the Wikipedia page doesn’t say where this name comes from but I’d guess that it’s intended to imply that the bar will provide you with enough energy to a long distance).

[1] https://external-preview.redd.it/w9bXzLbNqBFPIEnkI8H73sV5D8n...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_(chocolate)

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way_(chocolate_bar)

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snickers




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