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- Melissa Breyer
- December 21, 2011
- 6:01 pm
- 284 comments
3. Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets got his start doing coffee ads.
4. During World War II there was a coffee drinking competition between the branches of the military. The Marines claimed to drink the most – twenty cups a day.
5. Coffee was so scarce in Germany that during WWII “coffee bombs” or bags of coffee were dropped from planes to turn the people against their government.
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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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Looks like someone has a little trouble staying on their feet :P
wow, didn't know you had to pay your way out
This idea would be hilarious if it weren't so frightening.
Cute
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I'm not a coffee guy at all, can't stand the burnt flavor.
Very interesting...
The trick is to strive for a balance
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! .
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