Legend has it that Ethiopian shepherds first noticed the effects of caffeine when they saw their goats appearing to become frisky and ‘dance’ after eating coffee berries.

相传第一位发现咖啡因功效的是一个埃塞俄比亚的牧羊人。他看到他的羊吃了咖啡豆之后开始变得活蹦乱跳。

Dunkin Donuts in South Korea started spraying coffee aroma into public buses every time their jingle played. Coffee sales increased 29%.

韩国的唐恩都乐（Dunkin Donuts）在公共汽车上播放广告音乐的时候，就会喷出咖啡的香味。然后他家的咖啡销量增加了29%。

It is actually the anti-oxidants that make coffee bitter. It is not the caffeine.

咖啡为何这么苦？都是因为里面的抗氧化物，而非咖啡因。

Caffeine boosts memory.

咖啡因有助提高记忆。

People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don’t.

常喝咖啡的人比不喝咖啡的人自杀可能性更小。

Decaffeinated coffee is not 100% caffeine free. When coffee is being decaffeinated, 2% of the caffeine still remains in it.

无咖啡因的咖啡并非100%没咖啡因，其实还是有2%的咖啡因的。

A small study had shown that 2 cups of coffee alleviated the pain of post-gym muscle pain. Those of you who are big drinkers, you may be immune.

一项小研究表明，健身房里折腾之后的肌肉酸痛，两杯咖啡就能减轻。当然如果你经常牛饮咖啡，那效果就会不太明显，因为已经产生免疫作用。

Chocolate is lower in caffeine than tea, coffee and coca cola. A one ounce bar of chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, whereas a five ounce cup of regular coffee contains over 40mg.

巧克力中咖啡因的含量要比茶，咖啡，可口可乐都低。一盎司的巧克力中含6毫克的咖啡，而一杯咖啡通常为五盎司，咖啡因的含量就会超过40毫克。

In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers’ coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised “Irish Coffee,” creating the now-famous cocktail.

1943年的时候，一个泛美航空的厨师把威士忌加入了乘客的咖啡，为的是让乘客感觉暖和些。有人问他这是啥咖啡，他即兴回答道：「爱尔兰咖啡」。然后就成了现在有名的一种鸡尾酒。

Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.

星巴克在门店里摆放圆形的桌子，这样做是为了让单独来喝咖啡的顾客不那么孤单。

Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.

咖啡来自于一种可以食用的水果（帕注：其实就是咖啡豆）。咖啡豆尝起来甜甜的，像是西瓜，玫瑰香水还有木槿花的混合香味。

It takes about 45 coffee beans to make one shot of espresso.

制作一杯意式浓咖啡需要45粒咖啡豆。