They then packaged it in expensive looking black and gold paper. Who needs a tank when you have a bar of chocolate?Īdolf Hitler’s bomb makers had a plot to kill Sir Winston Churchill by placing coated explosive devises within a thin layer of rich dark chocolate. During WWII, the Germans designed an exploding, chocolate-covered, thin steel bomb designed to blow up seven seconds after a piece was broken off. Which is hopefully just far enough for you to get to a store so that you can buy some more chocolate chips.Ĩ. There’s over 4,000 feet of walking in this picture alone. A single chocolate chip can give you enough energy to walk 150 feet. For those not allergic to them, they can cause the immediate thought: “How the hell does the FDA think this is OK?!”ħ. Roach bits can cause migraines, cramps and hives for those who are allergic to them. It doesn’t seem as bad when it’s a drawing… right?Īccording to reports, anything less than 60 insect pieces per 100 grams of chocolate (2 chocolate bars) is deemed safe for consumption by the FDA. If you think you are allergic to chocolate, you may in fact be allergic to cockroaches, as the FDA says that around eight insect parts are typically found in a bar of chocolate and deemed safe. As of yet, there is no truth to the rumor that Hershey’s nickname was “lucky bastard.”Ħ. There are two theories as to why Hershey did not board: 1) a pressing matter at the factory required his attention 2) his wife Kitty had fallen ill, resulting in them departing earlier on another ship. Hershey had a $300 deposit for a state room aboard the Titanic. Milton Hershey, the founder of Hershey Chocolate, had a VIP ticket aboard the Titanic but cancelled his trip last minute. I’m guessing (hoping) you have nothing to worry about.ĥ.If you’re scoring at home, here are a few other things that weigh close to 22 lbs: You know what else weights about 20 lbs.? A car tire. A lethal dose of chocolate for a human being is about 22 lbs. I don’t know a lot about Thorntons plc, but I bet that if you looked them up on Wikipedia, the word “show offs” would appear somewhere within.Ĥ. It was created by Thorntons plc on October 7, 2011. The world’s biggest chocolate bar weighs 12,770 pounds. I’m not saying that you should forego studying or working hard and instead just eat chocolate. This is one of the reasons why people feel less stressed out or less anxious after eating chocolate. 'You know why I’m crushing this math test? One word: Chocolate.'Ĭhocolate’s scent also increases theta brain waves, which induce relaxation. Research indicates that dark chocolate increases blood flow to the brain, which boosts memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills. and 2) Hershey’s produces over one billion pounds of chocolate product annually.Ģ. While we’re talking about Hershey’s, let’s hit you up with two more noteworthy facts about the company: 1) Hershey’s is the largest and oldest chocolate company in the U.S. Hershey’s: producing far more kisses a day than Tinder. Hershey’s produces more than 80 million chocolate “kisses” every single day. Why 13 things, you ask? Because if we went any further, you’d stop reading, drop your phone, and run to the nearest chocolate eating opportunity. Chocolate is so wonderful, so amazing, that we’ve decided to forego our standard procedure of just telling you 5 or 6 things you may not know about something, and more than double it.

Noteworthy chocolates