NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chances are high that candy corn is ending up in quite a few trick-or-treating baskets this Halloween, but the controversial confection has not always been associated with the spooky holiday.The colorful treat has been around for more than 100 years.It was invented in the 1880s in Philadelphia by George Renninger, an employee at Wunderle Candy Company, according to the National Confectioners Association in Washington, D.C.BEAR BREAKS INTO ALASKA HOSPITAL AT 2 AM, HELPS ITSELF TO AN EARLY HALLOWEEN CANDY BUFFETIn keeping with a trend popular among confectioneries to make treats inspired by…