Team Coco: The 15 facts of chocolate you didn't know

1. The smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves, which triggers relaxation.

2. White chocolate isn't technically chocolate, as it contains no cocoa solids or cocoa liquor.

3. It takes approximately 400 cacao beans to make one pound about 450g of chocolate.

4. The inventor of the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestle toll house in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.

5. M&Ms were created in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting.

6. Every second Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate.

7. The world's largest chocolate bar weighed 5792kg.

8. Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey canceled his reservation for the titanic due to last minute business matters.

9. There are potato chips dipped in milk chocoate.

10. Eating dark chocolate everyday reduces the risk of heart disease by one-third.

11. Chocolate can sicken and even kill dogs.

12. Chocolate has an anti bacterial effect on the mouth and protects against tooth decay.

13. In 2013 Belgium issued a limited edition of chocolate flavored stamps.

14. A lethal dose of chocolate for a human being is about 22 LBs or 40 hershey bars.

15. The average chocolate bar contains 8 insect parts.

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