52 Fun Coffee Facts To Get Your Curiosity Brewing

In 1932, coffee beans sent Brazilian athletes to the Olympics.

Brazil couldn't afford to send competitors to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932. As a result, they filled their ship with coffee and sold it as they traveled.

One day, coffee may be used to fuel your automobile as scientists are working to turn discarded coffee grounds' oil into biodiesel.

The capital of coffee in the world is Finland.

Despite not having any domestic bean production, Finland's population consumes a lot of the dark liquid. The most of any nation in the world, the typical Finn consumes roughly 4 cups of coffee every day.

A number of attempts have been made to completely outlaw coffee.

Governments were attempting to ban coffee as recently as the 18th century. The beverage was outlawed for a variety of reasons, one of which was its propensity to encourage "radical thinking." Sweden went too far in 1746 and outlawed both coffee and coffee accessories (i.e. cups and saucers).

Drinking coffee was once punishable by death.

Coffee was thought to have hallucinogenic properties during the Ottoman Empire's 17th century. Because the monarch of this time period considered it to be a narcotic, he forbade its use in public.

The priciest coffee in the world is made from animal feces.

One of the most expensive coffees in the world, Kopi Luwak, is made more expensive by an unexpected process of digestion. Even though they can't digest the actual coffee beans, the Asian palm civet, a small mammal related to the weasel, is unable to resist the brilliant red coffee cherries that are in plenty in Indonesia. Without being fully digested, the beans travel through the civets' systems. The beans are then extracted from the civets' excrement by a courageous coffee farmer, who then sells them for up to $600 a pound after giving them a thorough washing.

People who consume coffee live longer than those who don't.

According to Harvard Health Publishing, research has linked moderate intake (about 3–4 cups per day) to a longer life span, as well as a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson's disease.

Coffee accelerates metabolism.

Caffeine is a stimulant that is naturally found in coffee and briefly speeds up metabolism. To increase the likelihood of burning fat during exercise, some fitness instructors even suggest drinking coffee beforehand.

In German government buildings, coffee pods are banned.

It was discovered that this rule produced unneeded waste that contained aluminum, leading to its establishment in 2016.

The CIA's main office has a Starbucks.

Although some CIA agents refer to it as "Stealthy Starbucks," the staff at the Langley, Virginia, branch is unquestionably unique from other Starbucks staff members. They have to go through comprehensive background investigations, and they are not allowed to leave their post without a CIA escort. Positive: They don't have to remember or yell out the names of their clients!

Having coffee reduces the chance of suicide.

It has been shown that drinking two to four cups of coffee each day can cut the risk of suicide in half. Contrary to those who consume coffee, a greater proportion of non-coffee drinkers commit suicide.

Nearly 250 years have passed since the invention of instant coffee.

Since its introduction in England in 1771, instant coffee has been around for a while. However, it would take a another 139 years for the first instant coffee to be mass-produced and released (and patented) in the United States in 1910.

Caffeine is completely removed from your system in roughly 10 hours.

Within 5 hours, you can eliminate half of the caffeine you've consumed from your system. Caffeine's effects peak between 30 and 60 minutes after ingestion.

The Arabic term "qahwah," which describes a specific type of wine, is where the word "coffee" originates.

In America, cider or beer was the preferred breakfast beverage before coffee became well-liked, including among kids.

Originally, coffee was chewed.

Your preferred method of drinking coffee may be sipping, but coffee hasn't always been a liquid treat. Many historians assert that the earliest African tribes to consume coffee ground the berries together, added some animal fat, and formed the caffeinated treats into tiny edible energy balls.

By consuming coffee, men can lower their risk of developing prostate cancer.

According to studies, males who consume six or more cups of coffee each day can reduce their risks by 20%.

Women in the 17th century believed that coffee made their men "useless corpses."

The Women's Petition Against Coffee suggested a ban on coffee for anybody under the age of 60 in 1674, alleging that the beverage was transforming British men into "useless corpses."

Coffee does not cause dehydration.

Caffeine has a diuretic effect, which makes you feel more dehydrated after drinking it. Caffeine, which is present in beverages like coffee and tea, makes you urinate more frequently.

A tea importer popularized coffee in Britain.

Even though tea and coffee are frequently portrayed as competing drinks, it was a tea importer who really brought the caffeinated beverage to Britain. Tea, salt, and silk were among the goods exported to Britain by the British East India Company, which conducted business with China and India. The business started importing coffee, and as a result of their efforts, the revitalizing beverage gained popularity in Britain.