smithgary Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 25 Facts About Coffee 25 things you didn’t know about coffee. 1. 65 countries in the world grow coffee. They are all along the equator, within the tropics. 2. Coffee is not grown anywhere in the United States except Puerto Rico and Hawaii. 3. In 1675 Charles II, King of England issued a proclamation banning Coffee Houses. He said that they were places where people met to plot against him. 4. 30% of coffee drinkers in US added a sweetener of some kind to their coffee, compared with 57% in UK. 5. October 1st is official “Coffee Day” in Japan. 6. Scientists have discovered more than 800 different aromatic compounds in coffee. 7. Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world (oil is the first.) 8. Brazil produces around 40% of the world’s coffee supply. 9. A Belgian named George Washington invented instant coffee in 1906. 10. Coffee has been used as a beverage for over 700 years. 11. Black coffee with no sugar contains no calories. 12. More than 20 million people worldwide, work in the coffee industry. 13. There are two species of coffee plant: Arabica and Robusta. 14. 75% of the world’s coffee comes from the Coffea Arabica plant. 15. Drinking a single cup of coffee that has been brewing for 20 minutes provides the body with 300 phytochemicals which act as antioxidants and stay in the body for up to a month. 16. In days gone by, Turkish bridegroom had to promise that they would always provide their new wives with coffee. 17. Espresso Coffee has just one third of the caffeine content of ordinary coffee. 18. Coffee beans are really berries. Each berry contains two beans (pips). 19. An expert in preparing Turkish coffee is known as a “kahveci”. 20. The Nicaraguan Margogpipe is the largest of all coffee beans. 21. It takes 40 coffee beans to make an espresso. 22. One coffee tree yields less than half a kilo of coffee per year. 23. A coffee tree lives for between 60 and 70 years. 24. Worldwide, more 1400 millions cups of coffee are drunk every day. 25. Caffeine, which is found in coffee, increases the effect of some painkillers, especially aspirin and paracetamol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 26) It's still not as good as tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Bishop Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Most of YCM doesn't really care about the history of coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Why report it? I found this more useful than any other thread in General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscatter Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I lolled at 3. People were so retarded in the past....26) It's still not as good as black tea. Fix'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrir Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 26) It's still not as good as tea. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 26) It's still not as good as tea. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Wolf Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 26) It's still not as good as tea. lol britfags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Daym right I'm British and currently drinking my superior tea... Although it's technically green tea, so yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 26) It's still not as good as tea. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 25 things you didn’t know about coffee. I beg to differ. Being the coffee freak I am, I knew about 19 out of 25 of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotaro Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 And do we care? Tea is much better than coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 ONE POINT FOUR BILLION CUPS DAILY!??!?! PREPARING COFFEE'S AN ART AT WHICH ONE CAN BE AN EXPERT!?!? THIS'S RADICAL, SOURCES!? Waitwaitno, I googled "Nicoraguan Margogpipe", the supposed largest coffee bean, and I got nothing, at which point I proceeded to return here and call bull. ^____________^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Actually, not really. In a sense of health, obviously tea is better than coffee. But many, many, many people prefer coffee over tea. I'm one of them. In America alone, and look at the stats, there are a shitload of cups of coffee drank every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrir Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Dark, looks like it's only you and me in this Coffee/Tea war. D: And yeah, America's opinion is generally Coffee >>>>>>> Tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindTheMask Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Green Tea > Coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasu Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Coffee is awesome <3Coffee > Tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntar! Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 OP is banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Green Tea > Coffee. Meh' date=' I don't feel Green Tea is sweet enough for my liking. Also, before you say coffee isn't sweet, know [b']my[/b] formula: warmed-up milk + coffee beans + shitload of sugar + french vanilla creamer OP is banned. orly? Any reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimiri of the Muse Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 tea>coffee agreed dark i like sweet tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolta Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I drank Cofee before, kinda rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Asian Tea > British Tea ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm British, but I must admit to the above, those Asians make a fine cup of the stuff =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'm British' date=' but I must admit to the above, those Asians make a fine cup of the stuff =/[/quote'] But the people who say Green Tea is good don't know anything about Asian Tea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tea Try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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