30 Facts about Chocolate - mental_floss on YouTube - List Show (304)

TL;DR

The video provides interesting facts about chocolate, including its history, consumption, and impacts on health.

Transcript

hi I'm John Green Welcome to My Salon this is Mental Floss on YouTube and did you know that the first ever chocolate bar was made by the company fry and sun in 1847 that company eventually merged with cadburry that's the first of many facts about chocolate I'm going to share with you today in this video brought to you by Geico in honor of Easter an... Read More

Key Insights

• 🍫 Chocolate bars were first made in 1847 by a company called Fry and Sun, which merged with Cadbury.
• 💝 Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, and the UK are the top chocolate-consuming countries per capita.
• 🤕 Chocolate consumption may have positive effects on memory, particularly in healthy adults aged 50-69.
• 🇲🇭 The founder of Mars Incorporated, Frank C. Mars, learned how to make candy from his mom and invented the Snickers bar.
• 🤗 Hershey's Kisses were originally wrapped by hand until a machine was invented in 1921 to automate the process.
• 💝 Bosco chocolate syrup was used as fake blood in the movie Psycho to achieve a more realistic appearance.
• 🧑‍🏭 Desi Arnaz, who portrayed Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy, was an actual chocolatier before becoming an actor.

Questions & Answers

Q: Who made the first-ever chocolate bar?

The first chocolate bar was made by the company Fry and Sun in 1847.

Q: Which countries consume the most chocolate per capita?

Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, and the UK have the highest chocolate consumption per person.

Q: Can chocolate improve memory?

A study suggested that consuming cocoa flavonols in chocolate could enhance memory in adults aged 50-69.

Q: How many chocolate cream eggs can the Cadbury factory produce daily?

The Cadbury factory in Bournville can produce around 1.5 million Cadbury cream eggs every day.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The first chocolate bar was made in 1847 by the company Fry and Sun, which later merged with Cadbury.

• The average person in Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, and the UK eats about 24 lbs of chocolate per year.

• Consuming cocoa flavonols in chocolate may improve memory in healthy adults aged 50-69.