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Food in Alcatraz Prison

The Food in Alcatraz Prison was so Good That the Guards and Other Prison Staff Ate the Same Meals as the Prisoners. The Warden Believed That Bad Food Caused Most Problems in Prison.

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Alcatraz was a maximum security prison with minimum privileges. However, food and medical care were not regarded as privileges compared to other prisons in the United States. All inmates were given access to necessities, and they also had really good food. But did you know why the warden on Alcatraz finds it important to serve […]

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While Both Tea and Coffee Plans Produce Caffeine, This Trait Evolved Independently.

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More than 26,000 cups of coffee are consumed every second worldwide. Some of the drinkers might be interested in the flavor, but the majority use it to get caffeine into their systems. But did you know that caffeine evolved? While caffeine is produced by both tea and coffee plants, this trait evolved independently, implying that

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Lawrence Brewer

Texas No Longer Accepts “Last Meal” Requests for Death Row Inmates After Lawrence Brewer, A White Supremacist, and Convicted Murderer, Ordered a Feast and Refused to Eat It.

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The last meal of a condemned prisoner is a customary ritual before execution. In many countries, the prisoner is given the right, within limits, to choose his or her last meal. But did you know Texas no longer allows this?  After Lawrence Brewer, a convicted murderer, ordered a feast and refused to eat it in

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Does Coffee and Tea Dehydrate You?

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Drinking Coffee has several health benefits because it contains antioxidants and vitamins such as riboflavin, magnesium, and potassium. It can also help reduce depression, promote a healthy heart, and lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, liver disease, and liver cancer. Tea also has similar benefits. But is consuming coffee

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Does Starbucks Have a Slave Labor Problem?

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Starbucks is one of the world’s most successful international companies. Its success stems from the fact that it provided an experience that changed how much of the world thought about coffee shops and how many of us drink coffee outside of our homes. While the front end of the spectrum shows us how great the

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How Can Too Much Caffeine Trigger Psychotic Episodes?

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Coffee affects the blood by shifting and enabling the muscles. It revs the digestive procedures, hounds away sleep, and provides us the ability to employ a little extended in the drill of our minds. While drinking coffee once in a while is acceptable, too much is said to trigger psychotic episodes.  In psychiatric in-patients, caffeine

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How Did the Brazil National Team Travel to the 1932 Summer Olympics?

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The 1932 Olympics was held during the Great Depression. Participation in the games was at its lowest since the 1904 Olympics since several countries were struggling with funding their athletes. But did you know that the Brazilian team got creative and found a way to get to the Olympics? Brazil didn’t have the funds to

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Tom Hanks has been gifting the White House press corps with new coffee machines since 2004 after visiting and finding an old decrepit Mr. Coffee machine serving really bad coffee. Latest was a $1700 espresso machine in 2017.

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Tom Hanks Sent This $1,700 Coffee Machine to White House Reporters The gift of caffeine just might be the best gift of all. Just ask the White House press corps, who recently received a high-tech espresso machine from Tom Hanks as a gift. It arrived with a personal, encouraging note from the actor, reading: “Keep

Tom Hanks has been gifting the White House press corps with new coffee machines since 2004 after visiting and finding an old decrepit Mr. Coffee machine serving really bad coffee. Latest was a $1700 espresso machine in 2017. Read More »

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