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Fun facts about chocolate

Chocolate collection. [iStockphoto]

The word chocolate is derived from the Mayan word ‘Chocol,’ meaning a hot drink. Chocolate comes from a fruit tree; it is made from a seed.

Theobroma Cacao is the tree that produces cocoa beans, and it means “food of the gods.”

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