Chocolate Facts

For many years,
chocolate was believed
to be an aphrodisiac.
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Chocolate was originally
only used as a beverage,
and only served to men
(see the reason why above).
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Eating chocolate began in 
1674 when the first 
chocolate cake was baked. 
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Eating chocolate makes 
you happy because it 
contains phenylephylamine - 
the same hormone the brain 
triggers when you fall in love. 
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Americans eat chocolate 
at the rate of 11.7lbs. 
per person a year. 
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71% of American 
chocolate lovers like 
milk chocolate the best. 
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People in Denmark eat 
the most chocolate - 
about 30lbs. per 
person a year. 
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Most women like to 
get chocolate instead 
of flowers on 
Valentine's Day - 
especially women over 
the age of 50. 
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The melting point of 
cocoa butter is just 
below human body 
temperature - this is 
why chocolate melts 
in your mouth. 
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Recent reports have 
found that chocolate 
may help lower your 
cholesterol level and 
reduce the risk 
of heart disease. 
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One ounce of milk 
chocolate contains 
about the same amount 
of caffeine as one cup 
of decaffeinated coffee. 
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Dental studies report 
that eating chocolate 
does not cause cavities. 
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Repeated studies have 
shown that chocolate 
does not cause acne - 
or make it worse. 
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Chocolate is poisonous 
for your pets.