10 things you never knew about chocolate ( Yummy Information )
Click here: http://bit.ly/iUzcM 10 things you never knew about chocolate 10. The Aztecs drunk it Chocolate was originally a cold drink whisked from cocoa beans by the Aztecs - and women were not allowed to drink it. *************** 9. It was more valuable than gold When Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1520, he found that cocoa beans were prized higher than gold. *************** 8. It was named in the 17th century The word 'chocolate' was first recorded in English use in 1604. *************** 7. It helped found the British Museum The British Museum owes its very existence to chocolate. It was based on the personal collection of Hans Soane, who invented milk chocolate. *************** 6. Chocolate bar an English invention The bar of chocolate was invented by JS Fry and Sons of Bristol in 1847. *************** 5. Expensive egg Last year's most expensive chocolate egg was encrusted with more than 100 diamonds and made for La Maison du Chocolat with a ?50,000 prize tag. *************** 4. Royal approval On New Year's Day 1900, Queen Victoria sent 100,000 boxes of chocolates as a personal gift to soldiers fighting in the Boer War. *************** 3. Brits can't get enough of it The average person living in the UK - man, woman or child - spends over ?1 a week on chocolate. *************** 2. The King loved it! The last food Elvis Presley ate comprised four scoops of ice cream and six chocolate chip cookies. *************** 1. Egg-cellent selection Woolworths is this year selling 170 varieties of chocolate Easter egg. <PREV ARTICLE: :NEXT ARTICLE> More Entertainment Stories ( Don't Miss )... Laser Show ( Amazing Show Must See ) Meet the Parents ( Watch It Crazy And Funny Video ) New Japanese car ( Wow What A Car Cool Video ) Vidya Balan Photo Gallery ( Beautiful Bollywood Actress ) You are receiving this message because you have opted in to the one of Your Fevourite Yahoo Group. To unsubscribe, please follow this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
