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Coffee Can Help Cats Live Longer, and 5 More Stimulating Facts About the Caffeinated Beverage

Coffee makes the world go ’round.

At least, it’s what makes my world go ’round, and I’ll be honest – I don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about how it gets to my house and into my cup every day.

These facts make me reconsider those lovely little beans and what they do for my life, though, and perhaps they’ll do the same for you!

6. A coffeepot was the star of the world’s first webcam.

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Researchers at Cambridge could monitor the coffee situation without leaving their desks, and when they abandoned the webcam, that non-working Krups ProAroma – which would sell for around $50 – sold on eBay for almost $5k.

5. Coffee could make your cat live longer.

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The “Oldest Cat Ever” – a cat named Creme Puff who lived to the ripe old age of 28. – drank coffee every morning with her bacon, eggs, and broccoli.

It’s not a fluke, either – the previous record holder (aged 34 years) was fed the same diet by the same owner.

4. You would have to try really hard to kill yourself with coffee.

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It would take around 70 cups of coffee to kill a 150-pound person.

3. Women in the 17th century were not fans.

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The 1674 Women’s Petition Against Coffee claimed the drink was turning British men into “useless corpses,” and proposed banning it for anyone under the age of 60.

2. There’s a Starbucks at the CIA headquarters.

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Employees must undergo extensive background checks and can’t use the facilities without a government escort. They also don’t put customers names on the cups.

1. The world’s most expensive coffee comes from poop.

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It’s called Kopi Luwak, and the beans have been digested by an Indonesian animal called the Asian palm civet.

They eat the bright red coffee cherries but, unable to digest the beans, pass them through their system.

It’s some poor sap’s job to collect the beans from the droppings, wash them, and sells them – for $600 per pound.

It’s nice to know a little more about something that keeps you afloat, don’t you think?

Tell us your favorite way to have coffee in the comments – share the love!

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People Used to Chew Coffee, and 6 More Interesting Facts About the Caffeinated Brew

If you’re a person over a certain age, chances are coffee (or some kind of stimulant) is part of your day. We’re all hustling harder, being more involved parents, busy trying to have it all – and honestly, there aren’t enough hours in the day to spend 8 or more of them sleeping.

So, we drink coffee.

But, maybe you haven’t spent much time considering the beverage that gets you through your days!

If not, here are 7 facts that might keep you up a little longer.

7. Finland is the world’s coffee capital.

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Finland does not produce its own beans, but the country’s citizens consume more coffee per capita than any other country in the world.

6. You originally had to chew it.

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The first African tribes to consume coffee ground the berries, added in some animal fat, and rolled them into what amounted to energy balls.

Yum?

5. Beethoven was the Karen of his day.

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He loved his coffee just so, and insisted every cup contain exactly 60 beans.

I wonder how he could tell (and who was brave enough to test him)?

4. Instant coffee has been around for 250 years.

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We see its first appearance in 1771 England, but it wasn’t mass produced until 139 years later, in 1910 (and in the States).

3. It has fueled Olympic dreams – literally.

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The Brazilian Olympic team had no money to get to Los Angeles in 1932, so they sold coffee along the way to fund the trip.

2. The average American spends over $1,100 a year on coffee.

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That’s a lot of green – I have to admit I do my part, though.

1. Some people would like to ban it.

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Governments were trying to ban coffee as recently as the 18th century, with reasons like its tendency to stimulate “radical thinking.” In 1746, Sweden banned coffee and cups and saucers.

How did people drink their tea??

Interesting, right?

What’s your favorite fact about coffee? Tell us in the comments!

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