That sweet, chocolaty treat you enjoy on cold days has a lot of history behind it. It's been on the frontline of wars, stirred up controversy with the Catholic Church, and seen empires rise and fall.

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When most of us hear the word chocolate, we picture a bar, a box of bonbons, or a bunny. The verb that comes to mind is probably "eat," not "drink," and the most apt adjective would seem to be "sweet.