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Sweet! World’s largest chocolate bar weighs nearly 5 tons

It’s massive: 224 inches long, 110 inches wide and 10 inches thick

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    And when it comes to candy bars, there's the fun size and then there is this: A five-ton chocolate bar earned the taste of world record glory this weekend for a candy company in Armenia , but that bar will not last long because the public gets to dig in next month to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary. See, dreams do come true. It is now 7:07. Let's turn back to Meredith and Carl .

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updated 9/13/2010 7:44:13 AM ET 2010-09-13T11:44:13

YEREVAN, Armenia — Anyone looking for huge amounts of free chocolate should book a flight to Armenia's capital next month.

That's when the world's largest chocolate bar will be up for grabs in Yerevan's main square. The Guinness Book of World Records certified the 9,702-pound chocolate bar at a ceremony Saturday.

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It was made by Grand Candy factory and contains all natural ingredients, including 70 percent cocoa mass.

The chocolate bar is 224 inches long, 110 inches wide and 10 inches thick.

The factory owner, Karen Vardanyan, said that the chocolate bar was produced to mark the 10th anniversary of the company.

He said it will be divided up and handed out Oct. 16.

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