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Coffee

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Coffee Questions (True or False)
Coffee is the most traded commodity on Earth.
Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee in the world.
Coffee is a vegetable. 
The United States is the most caffeinated country
The original definition of coffee means "wine".
Iced coffee is healthier than hot coffee.
Coffee drinkers have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease
You can overdose on coffee.
George Washington invented instant coffee.
The world's most expensive coffee is $55 a pound.
More Coffee Facts
  • The average American spends more than $1000 on coffee each year.
  • New Yorkers drink almost seven times as much coffee as the rest of the U.S.

  • Coffee stays warmer when you add cream. But when you add milk, it weakens the effects of caffeine.
  • The average worker spends $20 a week on coffee. That totals nearly $1,100 annually.

  • Coffee is the second most popular beverage in the world – it’s second only to water.

  • Caffeine improves your performance when working out by increasing adrenaline levels, and releasing fatty acids.

  • Research has found the most effective time to drink coffee is between 9:30am and 11:30am.

  • It takes as little as 10 minutes for the caffeine in coffee to have an effect. After 45 minutes, caffeine reaches maximum concentration, making you most alert. 

  • Coffee grounds sprinkled on the ground around plants and the garden will stop snails and slugs from eating the plants.

  • Just three countries consume 65% of the world's coffee: USA, France, Germany.

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