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It all started with…
Dancing goats. Legend has it Ethiopian shepherds were the first to realize the effects of caffeine. They noticed their goats began to dance around and behave in a strange way after eating coffee berries.
It was eaten…
That’s right, originally African tribes mixed coffee berries with fat to make edible energy balls.
It grew because of Islam…
The Islamic religion prohibited drinking alcohol, but accepted coffee. This contributed to the growth in popularity of coffee
It’s a berry…
Coffee beans are actually the seeds found within a bright red berry.
It's not what you smell in Starbucks...
Coffee companies such as Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts sometimes use "fake coffee smell" to entice shoppers.
It starts working in minutes...
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, it takes about 30 to 60 minutes for caffeine to reach its peak level in the blood.
It has different levels of caffeine...
Different brands will give you a different level of pick-me-up. For a full list of brands and their caffeine levels, click here.
The director of "Fight Club," David Fincher, is said to have placed a Starbucks coffee cup in every scene of the movie.
It is free
OK, not actually free. However, Caffè sospeso, which in Italian means, "suspended/pended coffee," is a tradition where one pays in advance for an extra cup of coffee for a future customer. People can come into stores that honor this tradition and ask if there are any sospesos available for no cost.
It was invented by George Washington...
OK, again not actually. The name man who invented the first mass-produced instant coffee was in fact named George Washington. His instant coffee was given to appreciative American soldiers during World War I.
It was invented by George Washington...
OK, again not actually. The name man who invented the first mass-produced instant coffee was in fact named George Washington. His instant coffee was given to appreciative American soldiers during World War I.
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