IMPRORTANT MIND-BREAKING NEWS!!! THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE!!!

Melina Castorillo
Michelle Ni

Monkeys originally found the cacao plant and learned of its sweet fruit. Ancient men followed their example and picked the fruit as they walked by. The pulp of the cacao fruit tasted like melons and apricots, but the beans inside were bitter. But by accident the bean got roasted and let off a wonderful chocolate aroma.

The Mayans prized their chocolate. Burial tombs have been found to contain chocolate offerings, including ancient potteries. Vases were covered with paintings showing Mayan gods fighting over beans and kings waiting to be served this cacao. The cacao plant was even included in myths, "In this myth, immortal ball-playing twins are beheaded by the gods of death. One has his head hung on a cacao tree. The magical head manages to mate with a woman who becomes the mother of twin gods. These two defeat the gods of death and then end up in the sky as the sun and the moon."

Chocolate is still has its important aspect in culture today. Its most famous day of honor is Valentines' Day where people all over the world express their love and thanks in the all shapes and sizes of chocolate. Chocolate also has its benefits to mankind. For example, it can suppress coughing, reduce blood pressure, and make you more energized.

But unfortunately, chocolate has become almost addictive and can cause you to become extraordinarily thick.