5 facts about chocolates

Producer: Navneet Vyasan

Switzerland is the biggest consumer of chocolate in the world.

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The word chocolate is thought to be derived from xocóatl.

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Cocoa was domesticated roughly 5000 years ago.

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Chocolate was initially consumed as a bitter drink.

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The Spanish were responsible for bringing cocoa to Europe.

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The first chocolate bar was molded in 1847.

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Chocolate made it to the military in 1937 as a ready-to-eat ration.

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White chocolate is technically not ‘chocolate’ due to the absence of cocoa solids

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Theobromine in chocolates is poisonous for dogs because they can’t digest it.

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