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Cuppa Harry and Meg

GUEST BLOG / By Thomas Merritt—“The Conversation,” a popular university-sponsored blog recently posted “The Biology of Coffee, the World’s Most Popular Drink.   Here is the intro to that article “...You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Americans drink more coffee than soda, juice, and tea — combined. How popular is coffee? When news first broke that Prince Harry and Meghan were considering Canada as their new home, Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons offered free coffee for life as an extra enticement..." CLICK HERE for the entire article.

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Thomas Merritt is a professor and Canada research chair, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Laurentian university [blog sponsor].

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Beat Generation literary lion Jack Kerouac lived on coffee
while writing his epic novel "On the Road."

Leading Beat of his day, William S. Burroughs, author of "The Naked Lunch" preferred espresso shots no fancy lattes