Trivia Today - Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Any coffee lovers out there? Growing up with parents who are both huge coffee drinkers, you'd think that I would have developed an affinity for it as well. Not so much!

However, I do enjoy it if it's flavored with something sweet and extra creamy - in other words, loaded with sugar and terrible for me!

Here are some fun facts about coffee for you. Have a great day!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all."

HINT: (1946-), American film director, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor.


RANDOM TIDBITS
The word 'coffee' comes from the Arabic 'qahhwat al-bun' meaning 'wine of the bean' while the word 'espresso' comes from the Italian term 'caffe espresso' which means 'pressed coffee'.

Coffee beans are actually the pit of a berry, which makes them a fruit. The coffee berries, sometimes called coffee cherries, are an edible fruit that have coffee beans inside.

Legend has it coffee was discovered by Ethiopian shepherds in the 9th century who found their goats dancing around after eating the beans.

Former American President Teddy Roosevelt consumed a gallon of coffee a day. He helped Maxwell House come up with their famous slogan, 'Good Till The Last Drop'.

The first webcam was invented at The University of Cambridge to let people know if the coffee pot was full or not. Between 1991 until 2001, it proudly told residents of the University's Computer Science department when they could get their caffeine hit.

Cafe Au Laits were inspired by a French doctor in the 1600s after he suggested adding milk to coffee was good for patients.

(www.dailypost.co.uk)


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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all."

ANSWER: David Lynch.

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