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• Coffee beans are actually seeds. We call them beans because of they're resemblance to
legumes, but they come from cherry-like coffee plants.
• Decaf coffee is not 100% caffeine free. An 8-oz cup of decaf coffee typically contains 2
to 12 mg of caffeine compared to a standard cup that has at least 95 mg.
• Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a mini-opera about coffee called "Be Still, Stop
Chattering."
• Receptors in your nose shut down after being continually bombarded by the same
smell over time. That's why people become "nose blind." A proven way to stop
olfactory habituation is to reset your sense of smell by sniffing coffee beans. That's
why small cups of coffee beans are often found in perfume shops.
• In 1964, a Long Island national convenience store chain was the first to offer fresh
coffee in to-go cups.
• Coffee grounds are great natural exfoliants. Use leftover coffee grounds to exfoliate dry
skin.
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