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10. The Aztecs drunk it
Chocolate was originally a cold drink whisked from cocoa beans by the Aztecs – and women were not allowed to drink it.

9. It was more valuable than gold
When Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1520, he found that cocoa beans were prized higher than gold.

8. It was named in the 17th century
The word ‘chocolate’ was first recorded in English use in 1604.

7. It helped found the British Museum
The British Museum owes its very existence to chocolate. It was based on the personal collection of Hans Soane, who invented milk chocolate.

6. Chocolate bar an English invention
The bar of chocolate was invented by JS Fry and Sons of Bristol in 1847.

5. Expensive egg
Last year’s most expensive chocolate egg was encrusted with more than 100 diamonds and made for La Maison du Chocolat with a ?0,000 prize tag.

4. Royal approval
On New Year’s Day 1900, Queen Victoria sent 100,000 boxes of chocolates as a personal gift to soldiers fighting in the Boer War.

3. Brits can’t get enough of it
The average person living in the UK – man, woman or child – spends over ? a week on chocolate.

2. The King loved it!
The last food Elvis Presley ate comprised four scoops of ice cream and six chocolate chip cookies.

1. Egg-cellent selection
Woolworths is this year selling 170 varieties of chocolate Easter egg.

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• Who has taken over the middle-east over the course of world events?
• I don’t know how accurate this timeline is !! I leave it with your judgement.

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How To Quit Smoking With NLP & Hypnosis For Motivation

There are two mental states that must be satisfied before a person will voluntarily quit smoking. These elements are called “Desire,” and “Decision.”

Desire: A want, crave or a wish for
Decision: Making up of one’s mind / a verdict or judgment

In order to quit smoking, you have to desire to quit. You have to want to quit. You probably want to quit, at least some part of you does, or you wouldn’t be reading this article.

In order to quit smoking, you have to decide to quit. Since you haven’t quit smoking, it simply means that you have not decided to quit . . . yet. So what you need is to feel motivated to make a “decision” to quit smoking.

Motivation, we all need it. The source of each of our motivations is a belief. Think about it, if you did not believe that you could get hurt if you walked in front of moving traffic, you would not feel motivated to be careful. If you did not believe that the gnawing sensation in your stomach meant that you were hungry, you would not feel motivated to eat.

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I’m so proud to be a completed 24 year-old guy , today I’ve burnt the 24th paper of my life, I used to count the 24 hours each day but it’s just the 1st time I can count to 24 years which I really lived and mastered. Today I’ve witnessed the final episode of my first season in life. I will not make the season finale wrap it up, instead, I will kick off my 1st year in my new life… in the will of Allah.

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[BEFORE]

[AFTER]

+ Now it reflects my true potential.