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Coffee Trivia
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The prototype of the first espresso machines was created in France. |
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Milk became a popular addition to coffee in the 1680's when a French physician recommended the cafe au lait for medicinal purposes. | |
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It takes 60 coffee beans to make one espresso coffee. | |
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Coffee plants were first cultivated in Brazil in 1727 thanks to seedlings smuggled from Paris. |
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In Italy, espresso is considered so essential to daily life that the price is regulated by the government. | |
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Before roasting, some green coffee beans are stored for years, and experts believe that certain beans improve with age, when stored properly. | |
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Retail espresso vendors report an increase in decaffinated sales in the month of January due to New Year's resolutions to decrease caffeine intake. |
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Coffee sacks are usually made of hemp and weigh approximately 60kg when they are full of green coffee. It takes over 600 000 beans to fill a coffee sack. | |
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Coffee, as a world commodity, is second only to oil. | |
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The French philosopher, Voltaire, reportedly drank fifty cups of coffee a day. | |
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In the last three centuries, 90% of all people living in the Western world have switched from tea to coffee. | |
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For reducing wrinkles and improving their skin, the Japanese have been known to bathe in coffee grounds fermented with pineapple pulp. | |
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Coffee, along with beer and peanut butter, is on the national list of the "ten most recognisable odors". | |
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Espresso is to Italy what champagne is to France. | |
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Coffee is grown commercially in over forty-five countries throughout the world. | |
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