15 facts about chocolate you probably didn''t know

1. The smell of chocolate triggers a theta brainwave that encourages relaxation and calms the body.
2. White chocolate should not, in theory, be chocolate as it does not contain any cocoa particles.
3. On average, 100g of fresh cocoa seeds are used to make a 100g bar of chocolate.
4. The inventor of America''s most famous chocolate chip cookie sold the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
5. M&M''swere created for soldiers to stop chocolate melting in their hands.
6. Chocolate billionaire Milton Hersheys cancelled a last-minute booking on the Titanic just before it set sail.
7. Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease.
8. Sugar-free chocolate has an anti-bacterial effect and prevents tooth decay.
9. In 2013, the UK issued a limited series of chocolate-scented postage stamps.
10. There is a tablet that will make your farts smell like chocolate.
11. Dogs and cats can get sick (and even die!) from eating chocolate.
12. Nutella was created during the Second World War when an Italian confectioner mixed hazelnuts into chocolate spread to increase the supply of his spread.
13. Chocolate is the only food that melts slightly below human body temperature. This is why chocolate melts in our mouths.
14. 75% of all vanilla production is used for ice cream and as an additive to chocolate.
15. Scientists can reduce the fat in chocolate by 20% by passing it through an electric field.

Source: factslides.com