A man in Germany found a lost check for $4.8 million made out to gummy bear maker Haribo. He helped destroy the check at Haribo's behest and even sent a photo proof to the company.

To see which brands make the best gummy bear candies, we did a taste test of some of the most popular selections across an array of categories.

For a while, my co-workers and I had a system where one of us would order a five-pound bag of Haribo gummy bears from Amazon and keep it at our desk. At some point in the afternoon on most days ...