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10 Awesome Facts For National Chocolate Day

In celebration of the best sweet in existence.

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October 28 is National Chocolate Day, one of my personal favorites. Here are 10 super yummy facts about chocolate:

1. White chocolate isn't actually a chocolate.

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White 'chocolate' is actually a chocolate derivative, and is commonly made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids. A disgrace!

2. The Mayans' had a deity dedicated to cocoa.

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Ek Chuaj is the Mayan patron of cocoa, and since the Mayans often used cocoa as a currency, they held this deity in pretty high regards.

3. Nazis tried to assassinate Winston Churchill with chocolate

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German Nazi's had planned to send an exploding chocolate bar to Winston Churchill. While it didn't work out, that's would have been a crazy way to go!

4. The creator of chocolate chip cookies sold the idea for a life-time supply of chocolate.

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5. M&Ms were created for soldiers.

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M&Ms were originally made as a 'non-melting' candy for soldiers during the Spanish Civil War.

6. Three Musketeers originally had three flavours.

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Three Musketeers got its name from its three original flavours: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. They stopped producing the three flavours when the prices of strawberries rose.

7. Dark chocolate can have the same amount of caffeine as Coca-Cola.

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Coca-Cola has 39 mg of caffeine in a single can, and a single dark chocolate bar can have up to 70 mg of caffeine!

8. Nutella was made during World War II as a cheap chocolate alternative.

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And it was originally called Supercrema!

9. Chocolate can help with a cough better than a lot of cough syrups!

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A cough got you down? Forget the over-the-counter syrups and get yourself a chocolate bar! Chocolate has Theobromine in it, which has been proven to calm better than the Codeine that cough syrups have!

10. Napoleon LOVED chocolate!

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It's said that Napoleon always requested chocolate be served to him, even during battles!

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