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- Coffee is the most popular drink worldwide, with
500 billion cups consumed a year.
- Coffee is the most traded commodity in the world
after petroleum.
- It takes 42 coffee beans to make one espresso.
- The popular trend toward flavored coffees originated
in the United States in the 1970’s.
- The English word “Coffee” comes from the Latin
name genus Coffea.
- The expression “Cup of Joe” to denote coffee
was first coined during WWII, when American servicemen (G.I. Joe)
were identified as big coffee drinkers.
- Pope Clement VIII was the first to baptize coffee
and make it a true Christian beverage.
- The first coffee house was opened in 1475, and
it was called The Kiv Han in Turkey.
- Turkish law decreed that it was quite acceptable
for a woman to ask for a divorce if her husband failed to provide
her with adequate coffee rations.
- Espresso contains less caffeine than any other
roast.
- October 1st is the official coffee
day in Japan.
- Coffee is a fruit.
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