Weird and Wonderful facts about Coffee

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Last time I discussed the health benefits of coffee ( of which there are many ) but this time I thought I would lighten the mood by sharing a few weird, funny and wonderful facts about Coffee, in order to make it easy to read I am going to use the tried and tested “did you know method” at least it’s been tried and tested for years with my niece Mimi who might possibly be sick and tired of all the useless crap, eh I meant really interesting knowledge, that I have supplied her with over the years.

 

 

Did you know?

That Ethiopian Oromo nomads made energy bars from ground Coffee and animal fats over a thousand years ago!

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At one point in history Arabic women could divorce their husbands if he did not supply her with enough coffee!!

Did you know?

Decaffeinated Coffee sales are at the highest in January and then rapidly fall back to normal in February, so much for New Year resolutions.

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Coffee grinds have for years been used to fertilize Dutch Tulips and is highly prized for the nutrients it imparts into the soil.

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Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world at 3000 dollars a kilo, the bean is extracted from the poo of a Sumatran wild cat and then ground, I have drank a cup of this and it was a very good cup of coffee but 3000$ a kilo !!!!!!!

Did you know?

New Yorkers drink 7 times as much coffee per capita than any other American city and Finland drinks more coffee per capita than any other country in the world.

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The coffee industry employs 25 million people all over the world and is the second most traded commodity.

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The first webcam was developed so scientists could see when their coffee was ready.

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Brazil could not afford to send its athletes to the 1932 Olympics so they loaded the team on a ship full of coffee and made them sell it on the way to cover the costs of competing!!!!

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Coffee will stay hot for 30% longer if you add cream, it’s to do with the viscosity of the liquid.

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The actor who played Gunther in the series Friends got the part because he was the only one who auditioned who actually knew how to use the coffee machine.

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More than 500 billion cups of coffee are consumes each year worldwide.

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A single coffee tree will only produce about a half kilo of coffee beans each year.

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The Turks call their Coffee Houses “The school for the wise”

 

 

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