Chocolate
15 Facts That’ll Make You Look At Chocolate Differently
Spread the chocolate because it’s Chocolate Day! A bit of trivia never hurt anyone, especially when it’s about choco chocolate. So you think you know your chocolate bar? Ok, did you know that the average bar contains 8 insect parts? No, right? Get to know your food better people! Here is some chocolate for your mind.
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Biggest Ever
The World’s Largest Chocolate Bar Weighed 5,792 kg (12,770 lb).
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Keep Calm & Inhale Chocolate
The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.
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You could die.
A lethal dose of chocolate for a human being is about 22 lbs., or 40 Hershey bars.
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For the love of cookies!
The inventor of the Chocolate Chip Cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
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Imposter Alert!
White Chocolate isn’t technically Chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.
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One for the heroes
M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting.
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Eat Healthy
Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one-third.
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My life has been a lie.
Chocolate has an anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and protects against tooth decay.
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Hershey’s might’ve been history
Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey canceled his reservations for the Titanic due to last minute business matters.
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I’ll find you & I’ll eat you!
There exist potato chips dipped in milk chocolate.
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Belgian Mail
In 2013, Belgium issued a limited edition of chocolate flavored stamps.
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More Lies!
German chocolate cake isn’t German. It’s named for Sam German, an American baker.
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A delicious experiment
Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his cocoa supply.
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So much for a handful
It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound (450 grams) of chocolate.
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Could’ve Done Without This
Christian Poincheval has created a pill that makes your “gaseous emissions” smell like chocolate. Umm, ew!