National Chocolate Day

Chocolate does deserve it’s own day. While it’s a centerpiece of Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Easter…OK, EVERY day is Chocolate Day. But October 28th is the day it gets official recognition. True there are conflicting stories out there that National Chocolate Day is actually December 24th and February 10th, but those are blatant lies.

It’s today.

And to celebrate, here’s a whole list of chocolate fun!

**Trendhunter’s 35 Chocolate Contraptions! Well worth scrolling through all 35, check out chocolate clothes, cars, business cards, inhalers and thongs. Yes, thongs.

**Check out Cocoa-Heaven’s 32 Random Facts About Chocolate Candy

11. The rabbits used in Cadbury Crème Egg commercials are Flemish Giants.

24. Until 1900, Ghiradelli Chocolate used to sell liquor, mustard, coffee and spices.

32. German Chocolate Cake is not actually from Germany. It’s named after it’s inventor: Sam German.

**Take a Chocolate Knowledge Quiz! How much do you know about chocolate candy anyway?

1.) Who was the first European known to have encountered the cacao plant, from which chocolate is made?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernando Cortez
C) John Cabot
D) Ponce de Leon

At the end of each question is a mini-history lesson! Cocoazilla got a 9/10.

**And if you need some chocolate inspiration, check out this list of the Top 10 Chocolate Quotes on Famous Quotes & Quotations.

#4“I never met a chocolate I didn’t like.”
Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) in Star Trek: The Next Generation

Happy National Chocolate Day!