October 28, 2021 – National Apple Month | National Chocolate Day

This World Record Is A Chocolate Lover's Dream Welcome to October 28, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a tempting fruit and a chocolate lover’s dream.  For fans of apples, this is the best time of the year. Once Autumn comes around, it’s apple picking season. On average, each American will consume about 16 pounds of apples every year, so it’s good that the trees produce as much of the delicious fruit as they do—about 840 pounds every season. That means plenty of Red Delicious, McIntosh, and Fujis for everyone. There are dozens of varieties. Actually, there are nearly 2,500 types of apples but only about 100 of them are sold commercially. October is National Apple Month, a time to celebrate this tempting fruit and all the goodies made from it. Chocolate lovers probably celebrate this day, every day.  And a few fans are even setting world records.  Turns out that sculptors use the confection as a medium for sweet, artistic wonders, creating everything from giant pandas to statues and cathedrals. But according to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest chocolate sculpture is the Casa do Chocolate.  This realistic house was made by a team in Brazil in 2018.  The design includes a stove, kitchen utensils, furniture and a typewriter all made from more than 23,000 pounds of chocolate. I’m still trying to figure out how you keep your fingers clean while using a chocolate typewriter?  On National Chocolate Day, celebrate the sweet dreams that fuel our imagination.  I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson.  Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.