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 ==== A fruit ==== ==== A fruit ====
 Have you ever wondered what coffee really is? A fruit! Those round, juicy coffee berries look a bit like large cherries. The next time someone tells you that you should eat more fruit, you have your answer ready - I drink at least three cups of coffee every day! [([[https://www.neighbourhoodcoffee.co.uk/faq/are-coffee-beans-a-fruit/|Neighbourhood Coffee]])] Have you ever wondered what coffee really is? A fruit! Those round, juicy coffee berries look a bit like large cherries. The next time someone tells you that you should eat more fruit, you have your answer ready - I drink at least three cups of coffee every day! [([[https://www.neighbourhoodcoffee.co.uk/faq/are-coffee-beans-a-fruit/|Neighbourhood Coffee]])]
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 +==== Lower risk of suicide ====
 +A large study from 1996 showed a relationship between consumption of coffee and a lower risk of death from suicide in women. [([[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8604958/|A prospective study of coffee drinking and suicide in women]])]
 +
 +==== 2.25 billion cups of coffee ====
 +Worldwide, people consume about 2.25 billion cups of coffee each day. [([[https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/history-coffee/|PBS]])]
 +
 +==== Coffee consumption ====
 +Finland is the country with the highest coffee consumption in the world. [([[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/coffee-consumption-by-country|World Population Review]])]
 +
 +==== Cream keeps the warmth ====
 +Coffee stays warm 20% longer when the cream is added to coffee. [([[https://modernistcuisine.com/mc/the-physics-of-coffee-cream/|Modernist Cuisine]])]
 +
 +==== Irish coffee ====
 +The Irish mix coffee with whiskey and call it "Irish coffee." [([[https://www.thespruceeats.com/original-irish-coffee-recipe-759311|The Spruce Eats]])]
 +
 +==== Espresso ====
 +Italy is the birthplace of espresso and the espresso machine, which has become a favorite all-day drink of Italians. [([[https://pontevecchiosrl.it/en/the-history-of-espresso-coffee-how-it-was-prepared-in-italy-before-the-19th-century/|Ponte Vecchio]])]
 +
 +==== Coffee ban ====
 +Coffee was banned in Mecca in 1511. It was believed to stimulate radical thinking and idleness. [([[https://nationalcoffee.blog/2015/12/15/5-attempts-to-ban-coffee-in-history/|National Coffee]])]
 +
 +==== Coffee snack ====
 +Before humans learned to brew coffee, East African tribes mixed coffee berries with animal fat and consumed it as food. [([[https://www.nescafe.com/mena/en-ae/understanding-coffee/15-interesting-coffee-facts|Nescafe]])]
 +
 +==== Caffeine overdose ====
 +A life-threatening caffeine overdose is extremely rare, but it is possible. According to a 2018 medical review, most deaths are accidental, and the culprit is over-the-counter drugs, not drinks. [([[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322933|Medical News Today]])]
 +
 +==== Coffee ship ====
 +Brazil could not afford to send its athletes to Los Angeles for the 1932 Olympics, so the government loaded them on a ship full of coffee. [([[https://www.coffeecrossroads.com/coffee-history/how-coffee-fueled-1932-brazil-olympic-team|Coffee Crossroads]])]
 +
 +==== Biofuel ====
 +Scientists have had great success converting coffee into biodiesel. Perhaps one day you will be able to fuel your car with coffee. [([[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/soon-your-car-can-run-on-coffee/articleshow/36820091.cms|Economic Times]])]
 +
 +==== Beethoven's 60 grain coffee ====
 +It is said that Beethoven was such an avid coffee lover that he counted 60 beans per cup before brewing.[([[https://www.greenfarmcoffee.shop/blogs/news/beethovens-60-bean-coffee-recipe|Green Farm Coffee]])]
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