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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 )

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