The word chocolate derives from the language of the Mayan and Aztec Indians.
The beans we use today for chocolate products were called "Xhocolatl" by the ancient citizenry.
In Hershey, PA, the streetlights are shaped like famous
American chocolates called Hershey’s kisses.
In the famous Hitchcock thriller ‘Psycho’, chocolate was used for blood in the iconic shower scene.
Chocolate has always been included on all American
and Russian space flights.
"Giri Choco" is a Japanese custom which means "Duty Chocolate". It calls for employees to give chocolates to their managers as a token of loyalty.
The largest chocolate bar ever manufactured weighed 5,026lbs and was exhibited by Elah-Dufour United Food Companies at Eurochocolate in Turin, Italy in March 2000.
Chocolate has long been heralded for its value as an energy source. Think of it this way: a single chocolate chip provides sufficient food energy for an adult to walk 150 feet; hence, it would take about 35 chocolate chips to go a mile, or 875,000 for an around-the world jaunt.
Casanova believed that chocolate was an aphrodisiac. He drank chocolate before making love to a woman and his lifetime consumption of the invigorating beverage is believed to have been monumental!
Mexican healers use chocolate to treat bronchitis and insect bites.
