A Delectable List of Little-Known Facts About Chocolate

On the most recent episode of The List Show by Mental Floss Video, host John Green lists 30 delectable facts about chocolate, the ambrosial treat that some might even call “the nectar of the gods” for which they might give away all they own or even resort to nefarious deeds.

A 2004 study found that 70 percent of people would give away their computer password when bribed with a single chocolate bar. …A 17th-century bishop in the Spanish town Chiapa Real banned chocolate during Mass because women kept having their maid bring them hot chocolate during services. Suspiciously soon afterwards the bishop died and many believe that he had been poisoned.

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