Everyone knows chocolate, yet it is a food that hides many amazing and interesting facts.
- The smell of chocolate promotes relaxation by stimulating the release of additional endorphins and generates feelings of pleasure and well-being.
- In Spain, on average, each Spaniard eats more than 5.5 kilograms of chocolate per year, but in Germany and Switzerland, they eat up to 8 kilograms per year.
- It is said that the day when the most chocolate is eaten worldwide is Valentine's Day, February 14.
- Eating a piece of dark chocolate every day will help reduce the risk of heart disease.
- International Chocolate Day is September 13, in honor of the birth of the founder of Hershey, one of the world's most famous chocolate brands.
After learning these interesting facts, we can say that even though chocolate is a very common food in our daily lives, we now know a little more about it.