1. Did you know Green and black teas have 10 times the amount of antioxidants found in fruits and veggies? (found on WebMD.com)
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2. The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, Shen Nung, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist and patron of the arts. His far-sighted edicts required, among other things, that all drinking water be boiled as a hygienic precaution. One summer day while visiting a distant region of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. In accordance with his ruling, the servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from the near by bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown liquid was infused into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created. (This myth maintains such a practical narrative, that many mythologists believe it may relate closely to the actual events, now lost in ancient history.) (found on stashtea.com)
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3. According to a book the SigO's Mom gave me, the reason Americans drink more coffee than tea is because during WWII, tea was associated with the Japanese, and so it became out of fashion to drink it. 
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So, if you're still on the dark side 
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--- coffee --- come back to the light. Come back to civilization. Come back to tea!! 
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