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- Melissa Breyer
- December 21, 2011
- 6:01 pm
- 281 comments
Since weird, random facts make me tick almost as loudly as coffee does, I was oh-so-glad to be directed to the Daily Shot of Coffee for this quotidian does of obscure nuggets about my morning (and afternoon…) drink of choice. Culled from the book, Uncommon Grounds: The History Of Coffee, here are ten amusing curiosities–for more on caffeine myths and facts as coffee pertains to health, see 7 Myths About Caffeine.
1. At one point, Brazil had such a coffee surplus that they tried to find other uses for it, including using it to make plastic.
2. The world record for most coffee consumption is 82 cups of coffee in 7 hours.
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Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Being part Norwegian, now I know where I get my like for coffee!
Thank you :)
Interesting and fun trivia. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing
Interesting facts. Thank you.
I love coffee but have cut down on my consumption, now I just have it for breakfast and possibly lunch. My late husband was the district manager for a wholesale coffee company for many years in Western New York and as far south as Jamestown, NY and Erie, Pa. They sold a lot of coffee to the restaurants, colleges,industrial plants, etc. So our coffee pot was almost always brewing
Now that he's no longer with me, it's not as much fun to drink it alone! .
I prefer hot cocoa over coffee... unless I'm getting a frappichino from Starbucks. =P
When I was nine I wanted to be a beatnik. So I drank a pot of coffee, wore black tights, and listened to records all day.
Drinking it reduces the risk of diabetes...
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