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10 things you never knew about chocolate
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. ***************
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