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Approximately 80% of the tea served in the United States today is iced tea? |
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One pound of loose tea leaves yields more than 200 cups of tea?
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Tea is the most popular drink in the world after water? |
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A cup of tea contains less than half the caffeine of a cup of coffee? |
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The two most popular songs about tea are "Tea for Two" by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar and "When I Take My Sugar to Tea” by Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, and Pierre Norman. |
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It was one of Queen Victoria's Ladies in Waiting - the Duchess of Bedford, who came up with the idea of a late afternoon meal of tea, thin sandwiches and small cakes to overcome a “sinking feeling” she felt? |
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It is believed that Shen Nung, a Chinese emperor who lived some 4,700 years ago, discovered that tea leaves falling into boiling water make a refreshing drink? |
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In the olden days, green tea leaves were formed into small cakes, roasted, then pounded into small chunks? |
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Did you know that tea was the richest source of anti-oxidants? |
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Like wine, or coffee, there’s a wonderful range of flavors in pure tea? |
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All tea comes from the same basic plant, called Camellia sinensis - meaning ‘of China’? |
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Apart from tourism, Tea is the biggest industrial activity in Darjeeling, offering the largest employment in the hills? |
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If taken without milk and sugar – a cup of tea yields only about four calories? |
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A Dutch study has shown that men who drank between four and five cups of black tea a day are 70% less likely to suffering a stroke compared to those who drank only two cups or less? |
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According to another study, higher consumption of black tea corresponded with fewer fatal heart attacks? |
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Research has indicated that tea has cancer-preventive properties, particularly where the digestive and respiratory tracts are concerned? |
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Japanese research has indicated that tea inhibits the formation of dental plaque and kills some oral bacteria responsible for gum disease? |
