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In the US, Mars marketed their version as "Marathon" in the 1970s and 1980s, first sold in August 1973. Cadbury had launched the Curly Wurly in the U.S. only weeks earlier. The Mars version had bright red packaging with a ruler printed on the reverse with 8 inches (20 cm) markings demonstrating
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on it. In 1976 this was changed to look more like the US Marathon. The German versions were called "3 Musketiere" and "Leckerschmecker", the Dutch version was called "3 Musketeers". Mars' 3 Musketiers bar in Europe is not to be confused with their
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Marathon bar sold by Mars in the UK which was nothing like a Curly Wurly. The UK Marathon was a chocolate covered peanut bar in a brown packet with blue lettering. It was renamed
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