Coffee Facts
Ethiopian Shepards first noticed the effects of caffeine
when they saw they their goats appearing to become frisky and dance after
eating coffee berries.
The rise of Islam contributed greatly to the popularity of
coffee. The religion prohibited drinking alcohol but coffee was considered an
acceptable drink.
Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.
Coffee grows on trees. They can grow up to 30 feet tall.
Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth and is
the most popular drink in the world.
The term Americano comes from American GI’s stationed in
Italy during WWII who would order espresso with water to dilute the strong
flavour.
The French philosopher Voltaire is said to have drank 50 cups of
coffee a day.
In the ancient Arab culture there was only one way a
woman could legally divorce: If her husband didn't provide enough coffee.
The first webcam was invented at The University of
Cambridge to let people know if the coffee pot was full or not.
In the UK, we drink
approximately 70 million cups of coffee per day.
In December 2001
Brazil produced a scented postage stamp to promote its coffee – the smell was
made to last for between three and five years.
Two of the world’s
most powerful businesses, Lloyds of London and the New York Stock Exchange,
started life as coffee houses
A coffee tree lives
for 50 years
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