In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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You can overdose on caffeine.
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Chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola. A one ounce bar of chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, whereas a five ounce cup of regular coffee contains over 40mg.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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McDonald's did away with its spoon-shaped coffee stirrers because people were using them as cocaine spoons.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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The first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
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