Coffee facts for all those coffee eaters out there

[Neoma]

Coffee facts for all those coffee eaters out there
1) Americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee per day---or 146 billion cups every year

2) Coffee has no nutritional value

3) Legend has it that coffee was discovered over 1,000 years ago, when an Abtssian goatherder noticed his prancing on their
hind legs after sampling the fruit of a wild coffee tree. He tried the raw berries himself and began dancing wildly.

4) Four out of five adults in the US drink coffee. They put away an average of two cups a day, which adds up to about a third of
the world's supply.

5) The coffee tree is really an evergreen shrub. It grows about 25 feet high.

6) Per capita, Finns drink the most coffee in the world

7) Tea was the most popular drink in the Colonies until 1773 when King George III levied a tax on it. After the Boston Tea Party,
coffee became the drink of preference, and much of the Revolution was planned in the patriots' favorite new type of
meeting place---the coffee house.

8) Over 10,000 different studies have analyzed the medical effects of caffeine---and there are still no conclusive results.

9) Caffeine is tasteless

10) An average cup of coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine; a cup of espresso has 200.

[mike_c]

1. you missed one fact.....

Coffee is the nectar of the gods.

[halobeam]

3. I am addicted to it.

7 eleven 24 oz cup of Columbian coffee in the morn, and then another 16 oz about 3:30 in the afternoon. Worth the tooth whitening routine.

[evlbstrd]

2. Coffee is the fuel of civilization.

[Jara sang]

4. I've picked coffee before.

It's hard work, I only picked 35 lbs in four hours, at .50 a lbs, I didn't make shit that day.

[enigmatic]

5. Espresso is da goodness!

My wife made me into a tea drinker, but I'll never give up my espresso...

[astral]

6. Ah, but I think you're mistaken on this point:

Quote: "2) Coffee has no nutritional value", Neoma~~~

I have heard coffee contains at least one of the B-vitamins, and Edgar Cayce said of it, while in trance, that coffee in moderation is considered a food.

MODERATION would be the key here, though, I generally have five cups a day on a weekday, and I think a bit less on a weekend.

(I guess since I'm half a Finn, I AM using moderation!)

[enigmatic]

7. Welcome to DU!

I've generally switched to espresso for the morning pick-me-up, then iced white or green tea for the day, then maybe another cup of espresso as a nightcap after dinner; it's well-rounded:)

[xmas74]

8. I'm drinking some right now.

[SKKY]

9. Ambrosia I tell ya. Pure, perfect Ambrosia!!!!

[radfringe]

10. House Rule

Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee... :donut: