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Apr 2024
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293. History of Coffee! (English Vocabul...

Thomas Wilkinson
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What is coffee? Who was the first person to think of creating a drink from coffee beans? How did coffee spread from the forests of East Africa to almost every town on earth? And what is the future of the coffee industry? Let’s discuss these questions and more on today’s episode of Thinking in English! Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024 ... Show More
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