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Published: Frazer white (9) on Sat 19 Feb 2011 | Word Count: 515 | Comments (0)

Not everyone loves chocolate, but then not everyone likes wearing clothes or regular bathing water! Some people are just a little strange, and it is fine, because it means more chocolate for the rest of us.

But as we enjoy eating chocolate, most do not know much about come from or what is in it. Here are some arbitrarily chocolate facts to tickle your taste buds mental.

In the movie Psycho Alfred Hitchcock used chocolate syrup for blood in the iconic shower scene. Black and white footage does not distinguish the color of the brown chocolate, which ran down the drain!Is the new trend by mixture of chocolate with is served and seemingly strange ingredients not modern at all. Ancient Aztecs mixed chocolate (cocoa in these days), served with cornmeal and a type of magic mushrooms make one heck of a cocktail!Johnny Depp has appeared in two chocolate theme film; "Chocolat and Charlie and the chocolate factory, but apparently do not enjoy high facial chocolate! His preference is cheap low cocoa chocolate varieties.In the 17th century bishop of Chiapas banned drinking of xocolatl (early drinking chocolate) under his services. This was so unpopular that his congregation poisoned him with a laced Cup of very same drink! "Giri Choco "is a Japanese tradition which requires employees to give chocolates as gifts to their leaders.The world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porcelana, as at the highest cost 52 per 450 g ($ 90 at the time). Each box is sold with it own chocolate id number.The largest ever chocolate truffle was carried out by the Halloren Chocolate Museum in Halle, Germany. The weighted 196.3 kg.Parts of the cocoa bean shells can have an antibacterial effect, which can help to combat tooth decay. So chocolate is not all bad for the teeth?Chocolate contains theobromine, which in high quantities can be toxic. It is especially bad for cats and small animals. One Smartie contains apparently enough to kill a small bird.Chocolate contains many therapeutic components such as serotonin and endorphins. On a romantic note is also phenylethylamine (known as "love chemical") to the present!Due to the relationship between chocolate and pleasure centers in our brains, sucking on a piece of chocolate cause the heart to beat faster and farther than a passionate kiss.The movie "Monster's Ball" was entitled chocolate in Japan Honeybees don't like chocolate.! Cocoa trees produce flowers with no smell and no nectar.According to the Guinness Book of record for most strawberries dipped in chocolate in one minute held Collin Gouldin from Plano, Texas (United States). He managed 53 26 July 2008. Since this could be turned on!White chocolate not chocolate (officially). Real chocolate must not contain any fats other than cocoa butter (5% milk butter is allowed). White chocolate does not meet this criterion is so not technically chocolate!
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