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- Coffee was first known in Europe as Arabian Wine.
- Bach wrote a coffee cantata in 1732.
- The heavy tea tax imposed on colonies in 1773, which caused the "Boston Tea Party" resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. Drinking coffee was an expression of freedom.
- The Civil War in the United States elevated the popularity of coffee to new heights. Soldiers went to war with coffee beans as a primary ration.
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- A barista is a respected job title in Italy.
- In Greece and Turkey, the oldest person is most always served their coffee first.
- In the ancient Arab world, coffee became such a staple in family life that one of the causes allowed by law for marital seperation was a husband's refusal to produce coffee for his wife.
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