And you thought that bar of chocolate wasn't going to do you any harm?

Well think again. Now there's further proof that chocolate can seriously damage your health - and it's far messier than obesity and rotten teeth.

According to Medico-Legal Reporting, a half-kilo bar of chocolate left on the back tray of a vehicle gains enough momentum to decapitate a human in the event of a head-on collision. Ouch.

Perhaps it would be safer to eat the chocolate rather than leave it unattended in the back of a car.

Chocolate. It can make people lose their heads

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