For many people, there is nothing better than a piece of candy. Sweets date back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians, who ate sesame seeds with honey. In the United States, a good place to learn about candy is the True Treats Historic Candy store in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The store sells many kinds of treats that were popular during different periods in history. The unusual collection has everything from chocolate kisses to edible bugs. True Treats is said to be the only historic candy store in the United States. The business opened eight years ago. It has everything from ancient Greek chewing gum to favorite candies from the 1900s. Susan Benjamin is the store’s owner. She tells people interesting facts about the 400 products found in True Treats. Many visitors enjoy reading historical information written on product labels. Benjamin notes that sweets were first used to treat health problems.
Title: West Virginia Candy Store Has Sweets from All Ages
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/wv_candy_store.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='West Virginia Candy Store Has Sweets from All Ages' data-article-id='2876'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5500'>For many people, there is nothing better than a piece of candy.</span> <span data-start-time='5500' data-end-time='14271'>Sweets date back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians, who ate sesame seeds with honey.</span> <span data-start-time='14271' data-end-time='26042'>In the United States, a good place to learn about candy is the True Treats Historic Candy store in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='26042' data-end-time='34042'>The store sells many kinds of treats that were popular during different periods in history.</span> <span data-start-time='34042' data-end-time='41667'>The unusual collection has everything from chocolate kisses to edible bugs.</span> <span data-start-time='41667' data-end-time='50063'>True Treats is said to be the only historic candy store in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='50063' data-end-time='54021'>The business opened eight years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='54021' data-end-time='62604'>It has everything from ancient Greek chewing gum to favorite candies from the 1900s.</span> <span data-start-time='62604' data-end-time='66750'>Susan Benjamin is the store’s owner.</span> <span data-start-time='66750' data-end-time='73938'>She tells people interesting facts about the 400 products found in True Treats.</span> <span data-start-time='73938' data-end-time='80896'>Many visitors enjoy reading historical information written on product labels.</span> <span data-start-time='80896' data-end-time='87188'>Benjamin notes that sweets were first used to treat health problems.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/wv_candy_store.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10130 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/sweets_were_first_used_to__blank_.m4a'>Sweets were first used to <span class='blank'>treat health problems</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='treat health problems'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/treat_health_problems.m4a'><span>treat health problems</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/chewing_gum.m4a'><span>chewing gum</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/good_behavior.m4a'><span>good behavior</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2360/reward_children.m4a'><span>reward children</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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