Chocolate reduces stress
Research has shown that dark chocolate reduces stress hormones such as cortisol and other fight-flight hormones. Additionally, cocoa is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids.
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Sweet strike
In 1947 hundreds of Canadian kids went on strike and boycotted chocolate after the price of a chocolate bar jumped from 5 to 8 cents. Fact source
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Milky Way
Milky Way candy bars are not named after the galaxy. The name came from the malted milkshakes whose flavor they originally intended to mimic. Fact source
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Valuable chocolate bar
The most valuable chocolate bar in the world is a 100-year-old Cadbury's chocolate bar that was brought along on Captain Robert Scott's first Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic. It sold for $687 at auction in 2001. Fact source
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