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Interesting facts aboutCoffee
1 . Shepherds discovered coffee in Ethiopia circa 800 A . D . 2 . Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth . 3 . In Italian espresso means " when something is forced out ." 4 . Coffee was the first food to be freeze-dried .
Turkish Bridegrooms were once required to make a promise during their wedding ceremonies to always provide their new wives with coffee . If they failed to do so , it was grounds for
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5 . There are two types of coffee beans : Arabica and Robusta .
Turkish Bridegrooms were once required to make a promise during their wedding ceremonies to always provide their new wives with coffee . If they failed to do so , it was grounds for divorce .
In the old days in Constantinople , the first coffeehouses were called Qahveh Knaneh ( schools of wisdom ) because they were the meetings places of men of arts and literature .
6 . The majority of coffee is produced in Brazil . 7 . Coffee was originally a food . 8 . Coffee is actually a fruit .
9 . The world ' s most expensive coffee is $ 600 a pound . Called a Luwak
In the old days in Constantinople , the first coffeehouses were called Qahveh Knaneh ( schools of wisdom ) because they were the meetings places of men of arts and literature .
10 . There have been five attempts to ban coffee throughout history .
11 . You can overdose on coffee . However , you would need to drink over 100 cups to consume the lethal dose of caffeine .
12 . Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of Alzheimer ' s disease . 13 . Coffee stays warmer when you add cream . 14 . But when you add milk , it weakens the effects of caffeine . 15 . Decaf does not mean caffeine-free .
Coffee is a complex beverage boasting over 800 flavour influencing components . Wine , by comparison has only 150
16 . George Washington invented instant coffee . Not that Washington . The chemist , George Constant Washington experimented with dried coffee before he created Red E Coffee — the first brand name instant coffee .
17 . Just smelling coffee can wake you up .
18 . Dark roast coffees have less caffeine than lighter roasts . counteract the “ post-lunch dip “ in ability to sustain concentration . It can also make you less drowsy when you have a cold , and can stimulate sensory nerves .
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