Why Do Christmas Crackers ‘Crack’?

Here’s some seasonal science to share around the dinner table

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Are Christmas crackers a tradition in your house?

For most in the UK, that’s a definite ‘yes’.

It is thought that the original ‘Christmas cracker’ was invented by confectioner Tom Smith, in 1861, inspired by the beautifully wrapped sugared almonds of…