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| July 7 is World Chocolate Day, a nod to when chocolate was said to have been first brought to Europe on July 7, 1550. |
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| Because it doesn't contain cocoa solids or chocolate liquor, white chocolate isn't chocolate in the strict sense. But it does contain parts of the cacao bean—mainly cocoa butter. |
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| The Aztecs loved and valued the cacao bean so highly that they used it as currency during the height of their civilization. |
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| The J.S. Fry & Sons shop concocted what they called “eating chocolate” in 1847 by combining cocoa butter, sugar, and chocolate liquor. This was a grainy, solid form of the treat. |
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| If you ever needed to pick up a last-minute Valentine's Day gift from a gas station, now you know whom to thank. |
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| The popular story is that Napoleon was known to carry chocolate with him on military campaigns for an energy boost. |
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| Daniel Peter created the tasty treat in 1875—after eight years of trying to make his recipe work. Condensed milk ended up being the key ingredient. |
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| Despite its Amazonian roots, most cacao—nearly 70 percent of the world’s supply—comes from Africa. Côte d'Ivoire is the largest single producer, providing about 30 percent of all the world’s cacao. |
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| That may sound impressive, but the tropical beauties only make viable cacao beans for just 25 years of their lifespan. |
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| According to the Library of Congress, chocolate has a melting point between 86°F and 90°F, which is just below the human body temperature. That’s why your favorite candy bar will melt in your hands if you don't eat it fast enough. |
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