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São Tomé and Príncipe are the Chocolate Islands
Answers for Globle, Metazooa, Elemingle and more from July 21 - July 27
Abe Train
July 28, 2025
Coming to your inbox every Monday with a brand new fun-fact and all the answers to Trainwreck Labs games from the past week.
This week, we have…
A fun fact inspired by Globle
Metazooa: Live announcement
Answers to last week's games
Reader survey
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São Tomé and Príncipe are the Chocolate Islands
Willie Wonka must never learn about this tropical paradise.
Most people think of Swiss or Belgian chocolate when they crave something sweet, but there’s a tiny island nation off the west coast of Africa where chocolate isn’t just a treat—it’s part of the landscape. São Tomé and Príncipe (Globle answer for July 21) is known as the “Chocolate Islands,” and for good reason: it was the world’s largest cocoa producer at the turn of the 20th century, and wild cacao trees still grow here today.
When Portuguese colonists arrived in the late 1400s, they quickly realized the volcanic soil and tropical climate were perfect for growing crops like sugar and later, cacao. By the late 1800s, São Tomé and Príncipe’s plantations produced more cocoa than any other country, making it a global chocolate powerhouse. The islands’ cacao, known for its rich, fruity flavor, was shipped to Europe and used in luxury chocolate bars.
But here’s the twist: in São Tomé and Príncipe, cacao trees don’t just belong to organized farms—they also grow wild along riverbanks and in forests, making it one of the few places on Earth where you can pluck cacao pods straight from the wild. Some local chocolate makers use these wild beans to produce rare, single-origin chocolate bars, sought after by connoisseurs for their unique terroir. So next time you’re savoring a piece of dark chocolate, you might just be tasting a little bit of São Tomé and Príncipe’s tropical magic.
Learn more: Chocolats Du Monde, BBC
Trivia
The inhabitants of São Tomé and Príncipe are fond of the saying "leve-leve". What does it mean? |
Answers to last week's games
Monday, July 21 to Sunday, July 27.
Globle
| Globle: Capitals
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Chronogram
| Fictogram
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Metazooa
| Metaflora
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Linxicon
The following are the shortest paths from last week:
#524 west → western → cowboy → owner → possess
#525 able → ability → sport → toss
#526 vote → politicians → scientists → laboratory
#527 brick → houses → homelessness → poorer → fewer
#528 prosecutor → jurisdiction → scope → reach
#529 priority → position → game → toss
#530 immediately → deadline → assignment → teacher → teach
#531 Play now!
Elemingle
#180 Palladium
#181 Antimony
#182 Yttrium
#183 Silver
#184 Phosphorus
#185 Thallium
#186 Vanadium
#187 Play now!
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