Nowadays, you will need to reach far end of the earth to find someone not actually familiar with the term “Valentine”. Regardless whether you approve the concept or not, it is undeniable that for innumerable people around the world—yes, even in Indonesia—would immediately equate the term Valentine with “love ” or “beautiful romance.”

But of course, there is one more thing that most people would immediately equate the term Valentine to. Something that is yummy and addicting, and loved by many all around the world. Can you guess what it is? Well actually you do not have to guess anything since the title above pretty much spoiler the whole thing: Chocolate. The following is a collection of various interesting facts about chocolate that you may have not known yet…

Oh, but first: happy Valentine!

1^st fact: do you know that around the world, the amount of women who eat and addicted to chocolate doubles that of the man? Wait, although perhaps this is not really such a surprising fact after all.

2^nd fact: chocolates can produce effects similar to mild anti depressant due to its ability to increase serotonin and endorphin levels in the brain. No wonder why so many people seem to find refuge in the sweetness of chocolate when under stress……it is a lot cheaper than psychiatrist too!

3^rd fact: chocolate addiction can be explained by the small quantity of caffeine it contains—so eating chocolate is in some ways similar to drinking coffee!

4^th fact: more than 7 billion chocolate chips are eaten per year around the world. Let’s see… that is this many zeroes: 7.000.000.000. And half of the chocolate productions in the world are consumed by… can you guess it? Americans.

5^th fact: without chocolate, the world may not be blessed by the convenience of the modern electronic that is the microwave. Back then micro waves (not microwave but micro waves) were researched to create improved radar technology, and one of the results from such research was a device called the magnetron. A scientist by the name of Percy Spencer entered one of the research labs carrying a chocolate bar in his pocket and then he noticed the chocolate melt when in close proximity with the magnetron. A cartoony light bulb appeared above his head: “Wait, can’t this be used to cook food too?” His first experiment by cooking popcorn was a smashing success, although his second attempt to cook eggs resulted on said eggs blowing marvelously on his face. And thus, the world came to know microwave.

Thank you for this, chocolate!

There are lots and lots of other surprising chocolate facts, but regrettably it will take too long to detail all of them here (since we love commenting on each of the fact so much). Rest assured that, like the rest of the world, we also believe chocolate is magic!

Oh, but do not believe that chocolate can be aphrodisiac though—science has yet to prove this myth… although suggestions can be a very powerful thing indeed