-Did you know chocolate has been heralded for it's 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 to go on an around the world hike!
-U.S. Consumers eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate annually.
- Although chocolate is not an aphrodisiac, as the ancient Aztecs beleived, Chocolate contains Phenylethamine, a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction as falling in love. Hence, heartbreak and lonliness are excuses for chocolate overindulgance.
- It is reported that Napolean carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns and always ate it when he needed quick energy.
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