More facts about chocolate:))

• Americans prefer milk chocolate, but dark chocolate's popularity is growing rapidly.
  
• U.S. chocolate manufacturers use 3.5 million pounds of whole milk every day to make chocolate.


• Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40% of the world's almonds and 20% of the world's peanuts. (whoa... pretty interesting chocolate facts there, no?)
  
• As of 2006, consumers spent more than 7 million dollars a year on chocolate related products.
Chocolate is not physically addictive and does not cause acne, as shown in several medical studies.


• Chocolate is not high in caffeine. A 1oz bar of milk chocolate contains only 5-6mg of caffeine. This is significantly less than in coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
• In general, the shelf life for chocolate is a year.
  
• The largest chocolate bar ever made weighed over 5,000 pounds and was made in Italy in 2000.


• The largest slab of fudge was over 2,000 pounds and was made in Canada.


• Chocolate is America's favorite flavor, according to recent surveys with a little over 50% of adults preferring chocolate to other flavors.


• According to Pat Kendall, PhD, a Food Science and Nutrition Specialist at the Colorado State
  
• University. Chocolate is the most commonly craved food in North America. 40% of American women and 15% of American men are "chocoholics".

reference: http://www.tea-or-chocolate.com/chocolate-facts.html