Chocolate

• Casanova, well known as "The World's Greatest Lover," ate chocolate to make him virile.

• Physicians of the 1800's commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

• Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800's.

• More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

• Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.