Water is the most consumed beverage in the world, followed by tea.<\/p>\n
On the Mountain of Fragrant Bamboo, In China, grows the oldest wild tea plant in the world. It is rumored to be 3200 years old!<\/p>\n
Tea bags were introduced in 1908 in New York. They were originally made from silk.<\/p>\n
Decaf tea is created by using Carbon dioxide because it is a safe, natural byproduct and leaves no residue.<\/p>\n
Most of the caffeine content in a cup of tea is released in the first 30 seconds of brewing.<\/p>\n
Iced tea was invented by accident at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904. The commissioner of tea for India was trying to get people to sample his tea, but because of the heat, no one wanted to indulge. “In desperation, he poured in some ice, creating one of the most popular beverages of all at the fair-iced tea.”<\/p>\n
Source: Tea Culture by Beverly Durbin<\/p>\n
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Water is the most consumed beverage in the world, followed by tea. On the Mountain of Fragrant Bamboo, In China, grows the oldest wild tea plant in the world. It is rumored to be 3200 years old! Tea bags were … Continue reading