The beans are dried, roasted, and ground to make cocoa and chocolate. We can thank the Creator for all his good gifts—especially chocolate!

• Chocolate melts at 86–90°F—below your body temperature (98.6°F). That’s why chocolate melts in your hands.
• Chocolate is poisonous to cats and dogs. But that just means more for you!
• The countries where people eat the most chocolate are Switzerland, Germany, and Ireland.
• January 31 is National Hot Chocolate Day.
• It takes about 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.
• The first chocolate bar was made in England in 1847.
• The world’s heaviest chocolate bar weighed 12,770 pounds.
• Nearly 70% of the world’s chocolate supply comes from West Africa.
• Dark chocolate contains minerals like iron and zinc that are healthy for your body.