Coffee trivia

•One pound of specialty grade coffee contains about 2,000 hand picked beans.

•Coffee is second only to oil as a commodity on world markets.

•A proper shot of espresso will range from 90 to 120 mg of caffeine. In most cases, less than an 8oz cup of coffee.

•Five fluid ounces of coffee contains 60 to 180 mg of caffeine depending on the type of bean, strength of the brewed coffee and the way the coffee was roasted.

•There are about 500 coffeehouses in Vienna today.

•Coffee was first cultivated in Yemen in the 6th century. Nearly 1000 years later, Dutch traders brought coffee to Indonesia and by the 17th century coffee was available in Europe and the New World.

•Coffeehouses were called "Penny Universities" in 17th century London. They were great schools of conversation for a penny’s admission.

•In Tokyo, patrons take baths in ground coffee for therapeutic reasons –wearing only paper bikinis!

•Coffee legend Voltaire consumed over 40 cups of coffee a day!