Weird Trivia About Coffee

Just a couple fun, and strange, facts about your favorite beverage.

 1. Coffee beans sent Brazilian athletes to the Olympics in 1932.

In 1932, Brazil couldn’t afford to send its athletes to the Olympics in Los Angeles. So they loaded their ship with coffee and sold it during their journey up the coast.

2. There have been several attempts to ban coffee entirely.

As recently as the 18th century, governments were trying to eliminate coffee from the marketplace. Among the many reasons for outlawing the beverage were its tendency to stimulate “radical thinking.” In 1746 Sweden took things to an extreme when it banned both coffee and coffee paraphernalia (i.e. cups and saucers).

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