Chocofacts

• The word "Chocolate" comes from the Aztec word, "cacahuatl" or "xocolatl". This means "bitter water".

• Chocolate is derived from Cocoa Beans. It was Cacao originally, but became Cocoa as a result of misspelling.

• The precious Cocoa Beans were used as a currency and as a unit of calculation in the Mayan and Aztec Cultures. Who says money doesn't grow on trees?

• Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.