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    A SHORT, SWEET HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE

    Oct 01, 2019 3 minutes
    by Jerry Miller

    No one knows exactly when and how the delights of chocolate were first discovered. Some scientists believe that the Olmec people of southern Mexico were the first to plant cacao “farms.” That might have been as long as 3,000 years ago. Others believe that the Maya first enjoyed this bitter treat about 1,000 years later. What is certain is that the ancient people of Mexico and Central America

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