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cocoamilksugar

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chocolate

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For most of its history chocolate was a bitter drink. The first solid bar was made in 1847.

First appeared1847 (179 yrs ago)

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For most of its history chocolate was a bitter drink. The first solid bar was made in 1847.

From the big bang to chocolate

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

sugarcanec. 10,000 yrs ago

sugarc. 350 CE

chocolate1847