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Caffeine content of popular drinks.

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coffee plantation

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Is cold- or hot-brewed coffee better for you?

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How Is Coffee Decaffeinated?

Cuban coffee served in the colonial city of Trinidad, Cuba

Why Does Too Much Caffeine Keep You Awake at Night?

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

January 21, 2019: Superbowl LIII will be played at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, February 3, 2019 against the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.

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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina, where 115 people mysteriously disappeared c. 1590. John White discovers the word Croatoan carved onto a tree upon his return to the deserted Roanoke Colony in 1590

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Coffee Prices Are Soaring, but Growers Aren’t Celebrating • Feb. 21, 2025, 6:26 PM ET (New York Times)

Coffee is dangerous for you, warns EU • Feb. 20, 2025, 5:03 AM ET (The Telegraph)

A global coffee price spike is about to drip into your mug • Feb. 13, 2025, 1:29 AM ET (NBC)

Coffee, chocolate, peaches: climate change has an impact | The Excerpt • Feb. 7, 2025, 7:46 AM ET (USA Today)

Coffee prices surge to record highs above $3.60 per lb • Jan. 30, 2025, 3:56 AM ET (Reuters)

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coffee beans, ground coffee, and instant coffee

coffeehouse, 17th-century England

coffee plantation

coffee cherries

drying coffee beans

coffee roasting

coffee plantation in Colombia

Is cold- or hot-brewed coffee better for you?

Explore the health benefits of coffee consumption

Why can coffee act as a laxative?

How does caffeine affect the human body and brain?

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Coffee beans after roasting.

How Is Coffee Decaffeinated?

Cuban coffee served in the colonial city of Trinidad, Cuba

Why Does Too Much Caffeine Keep You Awake at Night?