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As more health studies emerge on the benefits of drinking coffee, more people are stopping to grab a cup of Joe daily and it is not surprising that coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages around the world today.  There are some pretty fun coffee facts that really make drinking this caffeinated beverage that much more enticing, so take a look at a few interesting facts on the brew that you might not be aware of.

1. Did you know that coffee is actually considered to be one of world’s most cherished commodities? In fact, it’s a fairly large and multi-billion dollar industry worldwide.

2. More than 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed by people around the world each year, easily topping the list as the world’s most enjoyed beverage.

3. Out of all of the cups of coffee that are drank each year, more than 90% of them are consumed during the morning, most often at breakfast.

4. Almost 80% of coffee that is consumed does not occur at a coffee shop or a restaurant; it’s consumed at home.

5. On average, most avid coffee drinkers will drink between two and three cups of java per day.

6. George C. Washington, who was a well respected chemist in England, is credited with the invention of instant coffee, which was first marketed worldwide in 1909.

7. There are more than 6,000 different species of coffee and over 500 different genres.

8. The Arabica Coffea plant is where nearly 70% of all of the coffee harvested in the world comes from.