Facts About Coffee That Will Surprise You
#1: Banned
In 1675 King Charles II banned coffee shops because he thought that that's where people were meeting to conspire against him.
#2: Improves Workout
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#3: 1st Webcam Made For Coffee
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#4: Coffee made from sh*t
The most expensive coffee in the world is made from elephant dung, and it's called Black Ivory coffee. It costs $50 per cup. Luwak, aka civet, coffee is made by feeding coffee beans to mongoose and then using its feces. It costs $160 per pound.
#5: Good For Your Liver
People who drink four cups of coffee a day are 80% less likely to develop cirrhosis, a condition that develops from several diseases affecting the liver.
#6: Can Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Several studies have shown that coffee drinkers are up to 65% less likely to get Alzheimer's Disease, which is a leading cause of dementia.
#7: Blocks the effect of the brain's natural regulator, adenosine
During the day, your brain naturally builds up its levels of adenosine. When they reach a threshold concentration, they bind to special receptors that react by start firing instructions to make your body sleepy.
#8: Works Quickly
It only takes ten minutes to start feeling the effects of caffeine after you take a sip of coffee, so drink up.
#9: Red Berry
Those berries you see right there? Those are coffee berries. They grow on trees!
#10: Crystalize
The buzz you feel after drinking coffee is actually from ingesting tiny 0.0016-inch crystals of caffeine. So small, yet so energizing!
#11: Iced Coffee
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#12: Can Help Burn Fat
Studies have shown that drinking caffeine can increase your metabolism 3 to 11%. It's one of the few chemicals that can actually help with fat burning.
#13: Might Save You From Death
Coffee contains lots of antioxidants (it's the biggest source of antioxidants in an average Western diet!) that help the body fight chemicals called "free radicals." As a result, coffee drinkers are at a lower risk of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease, Type II Diabetes, and Heart Disease.
#14: Full Of Nuturients
A single cup of coffee contains 11% of the daily recommended amount of Riboflavin (vitamin B2), 6% of Pantothenic Acid (vitamin B5), 3% of Manganese and Potassium, and 2% of Niacin and Magnesium.
#15: The Coffee Belt
The Coffee Belt contains all of the regions that have the conditions needed for coffee growing. Since the plants clearly require lots of sunshine and warmth, it's pretty easy to say that this belt makes a good outline for the best tropical vacations, too!
