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... that under the Thai/United Nations Crop Replacement and Community Development Project, coffee has been experimented with as a replacement crop for opium?
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... that Carpenter's Coffee House in Covent Garden, London, became known as "The Finish" as it was the place revellers went when all the other coffee houses and taverns closed?
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... that Hurricane Rick of 1997 caused coffee prices on the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange in New York to jump 4.7% because it threatened coffee crops at a time when they were vulnerable to winds blowing them down?
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... that coffee was first introduced in the Dominican Republic in 1715 and has been a principal crop of small-scale farmers since then?
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... that coffee production in Puerto Rico peaked during Spanish colonial rule, but was much reduced after the island was annexed by the United States in 1898?
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... that early coffee vending machines used instant coffee powder mixed with hot water, while some modern machines fresh-grind the coffee and dispense various espresso drinks?
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... that in the 18th century the owners of Tom King's Coffee House developed their own argot, Talking Flash, to prevent informers learning of their misdeeds?
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