Is there any treat more decadent, more luxurious than chocolate? Well, it need not be a guilty pleasure - the chocolate you eat was almost certainly grown on small farms in poor countries. When you buy chocolate, you help poor farmers feed their families. It's a start, at least

*Now the bad news... picked by bingo 11 months ago

Do you love chocolate? Are you in the UK right now? If you answered yes then no you're doing it wrong for from 13th-19th October it is Chocolate Week - a glorious British tradition when eating anything but chocolate is against the law* and all chocolate is free**.



*Might be a lie.
**Y'know, I'm not sure about this one either. It is Chocolate Week though. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Canadian women say there are some days they cannot survive without chocolate, while men say the same thing about sex, a survey found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Football players would be better off drinking chocolate milkshake after a game than expensive recovery drinks, claim scientists.

Researchers found that chocolate milkshake's "natural" muscle recovery benefits match or may even surpass a specially designed carbohydrate sports drink. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that a walk of just fifteen minutes can reduce chocolate cravings. The benefits of exercise in helping people manage dependencies on nicotine and other drugs have previously been recognised. Now, for the first time, newly-published research shows that the same may be true for food cravings. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Chocolate By The Bald Man is a new chocolate restaurant opening in NY's Union Square. Everything in the restaurant is made of chocolate. The owner will be opening more in the future. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Many of life’s annoyances can be swept away in a sea of calm with a deep intake of breath in and a tasty chocolate pill. It will soon become one of your hand bag essentials. 30 delicious chocolate pills in a blister pack to keep each little pill as fresh as they day they were made, just for you, or a friend you know that may be feeling a little glum. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The rumour going around is that, nowadays, young people just aren't into Christianity. So you'd think that, when someone comes along and throws the Church a bone — kid-friendly Christian confectionary, say — they'd bite. Not so. On Tuesday, churches in Germany criticized a German businessman for his "tasteless" business endeavour: crafting delicious milk chocolate Jesuses. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Two things that don't go together, Unlike the chocolate and peanut butter in "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Time has been studied by philosophers and scientists for 2,500 years. Astronomer Carl Sagan had it right when he said that time is “resistant to simple definition.” Lots of us think we know what time is, but it is hard to define. You can not literally see or touch time, but you can see its effects. The evidence that we are moving through time is found in everything – our bodies a... read full post picked by kakana 4 months ago

I'm a chocoholic, but I'll pass on that one. As for the ice cream popsicles that come with bowls of melted chocolate, my mouth waters just thinking about it. Check out this chocolate cafe on your next coffee break (and sign up at the gym on your way home!) picked by ybne1else 3 years ago