Interesting Information About Coffee

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A few things about coffee worth knowing about

It all started with Dancing Goats:
Legend has it that Ethiopian shepherds first noticed the effects of caffeine when they saw their goats appearing to be "frisky" and "dance" after eating coffee berries.

Originally, coffee was EATEN.
African tribes mixed coffee berries with fat which formed edible ENERGY!!!


The rise of Islam contributed greatly to the popularity of coffee.
The religion prohibited drinking alcohol, but coffee was considered an acceptable drink.


All coffee in the world grows in the "Bean Belt".
The "Bean Belt" is the area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Hawaii is the ONLY state in the United States that grows coffee!


In 1675, the King of England banned coffee houses, claiming they were places where people met to conspire against him.


70% of the world consumes Arabica coffee, which is mild and aromatic.
The remaining 30% drinks Robusta, which is more bitter-tasting BUT has 50% MORE caffeine than the Arabica.


Coffee Grows on trees.
They CAN grow to be up to 30 feet tall, but
are cultivated to be around 10 feet tall for easy-picking.


The bean is ACTUALLY a seed inside a BRIGHT RED BERRY!


Coffee is the second most traded commodity on earth.
Oil is the first. Clearly Humanity has a thing for black drippy liquids.


Coffee Berries are Picked, Dried, and Stripped Down until all that is left is a Green Bean.

Once shipped, the beans are roasted at around 500 degrees fahrenheit.
After a few minutes, the bean will "POP" and double in size.
A few more minutes after that, the bean will "POP" once more.
The second pop means the bean is done. The bean is now ready to fulfill its' destiny.
This popping is NOT to be confused with POPCORN! Same principle, but not the same.


George Washington invented Instant Coffee.
No... not THAT George Washington.
A Belgian man, living in Guatemala, by the
name of George Washington invented it in 1906.


Espresso is NOT a particular type of bean, roast, or blend.
Espresso is just a way that coffee is prepared: Shooting pressurized, HOT water through finely ground coffee.


The term "Americano" comes from America's GIs during WWII.
They would order espresso with water, to dilute the strong flavor.

...... Side tidbit: The term "Cup of Joe" comes from American Servicemen (GI Joes) in World War Two being seen as BIG coffee drinkers.


How caffeine works:
.....In your brain there's something called Adenosine and it
only wants to hang out with certain receptors. When these
two get together, you get drowsy.

When Caffeine chows up, it attaches to the receptors
so that Adenosine cannot.

Your pituitary gland see this and things there is an
emergency, and tells the adrenal glands to produce
adrenaline.

This is why coffee does NOT sober someone. Giving
coffee to a drunk leaves you with a wide awake drunk.

In addition, caffeine bumps up your dopamine levels
The result???

A CAFFEINE HIGH!

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