From April's issue of Real Simple, here are 4 facts about Marshmallow Peeps:

• It takes six minutes to make one Peeps chick.
• Original Peeps have a shelf life of two years.
• More than 5 million Peeps are produced each day.
• Peeps have been the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy in the U.S. for more than a decade. Take that, jelly beans.

Also from this issue:

1.1 billion is the estimated number of people worldwide with no access to clean drinking water. Go to csdw.org to make a donation to a program that distributes PUR packets, a powder that makes potentially deadly water drinkable. For as little as $1, you can provide a child with fresh water for 50 days.