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Today’s Coffee Trivia: 

Coffee is the 2rd most traded commodity in the world

Here are today’s five thing to know about coffee :

1. Coffee is only grown near the equator, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn, within a 1,000 mile limit.
2. 1,200 different chemical components are in coffee.  More than half of these components make up the distinguished flavor of coffee.
3. There is between 80 and 140 milligrams of caffeine in a seven once cup of coffee.
4. Every day 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally, making it the world’s most popular beverage.
5. 91% of coffee consumed is taken at breakfast.  And sometimes is breakfast.

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Top 20 Cities for Coffee Lovers according to WalletHub:

1. Portland, OR
2. Seattle, WA
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Pittsburgh, PA
5. Orlando, FL
6. San Francisco, CA
7. New Orleans, LA
8. Madison, WI
9. Cincinnati, OH
10. Scottsdale, AZ
11. Oakland, CA
12. St. Louis, MO
13. Tampa, FL
14. Atlanta, GA
15. Boise, ID
16. Anchorage, AK
17. Denver, CO
18. Reno, NV
19. Honolulu, HI
20. Miami, FL

Today’s Food History

• 1860 Chapin Aaron Harris died. He was cofounder of the first dental school in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
• 1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips released ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine.’
• 1974 The TV show ‘Alice’ debuted. Most of the action took place in Mel’s Diner.
• 1978 ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ by Taste Of Honey is #1 on the charts

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