Happy, sad or depressed… no matter what you feel like, a piece of chocolate always helps. It is the most loved and consumed sweet by all ages and genders. The sugary and indulging taste instantly changes the mood and brings in the relaxation. Everybody loves the melting of smooth flavor in the mouth, giving heavenly experience and making them forget everything around. There are several facts that we bet you didn’t know about your favorite!
Take A Choco-Break… And Relax!
The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation. A compound found in chocolate – cocoa flavonoids, can reverse the process of age-related memory-loss and studies also suggest that eating dark chocolate every day can reduce the risk of heart disease by one third.
Chocolate For The Possessive Ones!
Andes Candies were originally called “Andy’s Candy,†after creator George Andrew Kanelos, but he changed the name after he realized men didn’t want to buy their wives or girlfriends chocolates with another man’s name on them.
An Indulging Philatelic Dimension
Belgium, already renowned for its artistic use of cocoa, celebrated Easter in a new way in 2013. The federal state issued a limited edition of chocolate flavored stamps to promote its world famous chocolate-makers. More than 500,000 stamps were printed on special cocoa-scented paper with the glue that tasted like chocolate.
Ruling Since The Bygone Times
The word “chocolate†comes from the Aztec word “xocoatl,†which referred to the bitter, spicy drink the Aztecs made from cacao beans. When the Aztec empire ruled most of Mesoamerica, chocolate was still widely consumed, and cacao seeds were a form of currency. In fact, cacao was so valuable in early times that it was counterfeited and also offered to the Gods.
Thank Goodness! The World Needed The Amazing Harsheys!
Chocolate magnate Milton Harshey canceled reservations for the Titanic due to last minute business matters. No matter the reason, instead of stepping foot on the fated ship, the chocolate magnate and his wife sailed out on a German luxury liner called Amerika instead. They arrived home several days before the Titanic met its iceberg doom.
Getting The Light Mood In Play
A study found that the scent of chocolate in a bookstore, made customers 40% more likely to buy cookbooks or romance novels, and 22% more likely to buy books of any genre.
Hope this adds to your information and helps you flaunt your immense knowledge about the much craved piece of heavenly delicacy!
