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Conscious Caffeine #5 - Coffea liberica

4 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21

Coffea liberica Coffea liberica is a far lesser-known variety of the Coffea genus than arabica or canephora, making up for less than 1% of the global coffee consumption. Although native to the tropics of Central and Western Africa, the primary region...

Conscious Caffeine #4 - Coffea canephora

3 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments tych0_21

Coffea canephora Coffea canephora, better-known as Robusta coffee, is a remarkably hardy species with a much greater tolerance for heat, disease, and pests when compared to Coffea arabica; these survival advantages allow Robusta to grow at much lower...

Conscious Caffeine #1

2 Feb 2021 3 minute read 0 comments tych0_21

What is Coffee? Although when we talk about ‘coffee’ we typically are referring to the dried beans of species of plant first taxonomically identified in 1753 as Coffea arabica, the number of identified plants within the Coffea genus has since extends...

What Is the Shortest Lived Country in History?

2 Feb 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Zirbo

Across the world there are many different countries, but for the exact total amount it depends on how you look at it. According to the United Nations there are currently 195 countries. But of course there are many more that have limited recognition b...

North Korea's International Restaurant Chain

1 Feb 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Zirbo

Would you like to try some North Korean cuisine? Are you a fan of ginseng wine or kimchi? Are you ok with slave labor? Then Pyongyang restaurant is the place for you! Pyongyang restaurant is an international restaurant chain run by the repressive an...

The Airplane That Lost Its Roof in Mid-Air!

31 Jan 2021 3 minute read 12 comments Zirbo

Back in 1988, Aloha Airlines was one of the major airlines in the Hawaiian islands. It connected all the islands through its hub in Honolulu, and flew from the capital city to destinations on the American and Canadian west coasts. On April 28th 1988...

Will Depopulation Change The Face of the Western World?

31 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Lorren

The cost of living has made it difficult for Millennials, and now Gen Zs, to get an apartment and eventually buy a house on their own, at least in the United States. When I lived in Italy more than a decade ago, the story was similar. A recent articl...

Ebenezers Scrooged: More than Just Memorials Is at Stake

30 Jan 2021 5 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad

Dr. B.J. Ward writes: “Monuments are an important part of history. They are books that never go out of print and require no new editions to bring them up to date. They are the milestones of the centuries, the oracles of the ages. They inspire the you...

How a Farmer Fought Tokyo's Airport (and won!)

30 Jan 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Zirbo

Tokyo Narita International Airport is known as one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. It is home to airlines from almost every country, serves millions of people every year, and has tons of shops and restaurants. But one thing you woul...

Surviving At The Bottom Of The Ocean For Three Days!

29 Jan 2021 3 minute read 11 comments Zirbo

The Ocean is a huge and terrifying place! More than 80% of the world's oceans are still unexplored, and this means that if you go missing at sea, you'll most likely sink down to an area that no one has ever been to before. Boats and people still go m...