Just for fun...

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Charged my old Nokia N95, ultimate degoogled phone, Im going to load everything I can that still works to make it feel like a modern smartphone, it has gps, multiple app running, 5mp camera , tomtom, bluetooth, wifi, but of course 3G is all but gone and I can only connect via wifi.
This phone was out before the ipoon1 which was just a touch screen with practically no functionality.
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Yup tea is falling off a cliff in the UK.

Checks cliffs for Yankees.

But yeah, coffee.
Historical coffee use in London centers on 17th and 18th-century coffee houses, which served as vital social and business hubs, often called "penny universities" for the intellectual discussions they hosted. Established by the Greek servant Pasqua Rosée in 1652, these establishments rapidly spread across the city, becoming integral to London's commercial, political, and intellectual life. Coffee houses were centers of news and debate, were frequented by influential figures, and some, like Lloyd's Coffee House, even gave rise to major financial institutions.
 
Yup tea is falling off a cliff in the UK.

Checks cliffs for Yankees.

But yeah, coffee.
Historical coffee use in London centers on 17th and 18th-century coffee houses, which served as vital social and business hubs, often called "penny universities" for the intellectual discussions they hosted. Established by the Greek servant Pasqua Rosée in 1652, these establishments rapidly spread across the city, becoming integral to London's commercial, political, and intellectual life. Coffee houses were centers of news and debate, were frequented by influential figures, and some, like Lloyd's Coffee House, even gave rise to major financial institutions.


There's a Blackadder episode set in these coffee houses!
 
Historical coffee use in London centers on 17th and 18th-century coffee houses, which served as vital social and business hubs, often called "penny universities" for the intellectual discussions they hosted. Established by the Greek servant Pasqua Rosée in 1652, these establishments rapidly spread across the city, becoming integral to London's commercial, political, and intellectual life. Coffee houses were centers of news and debate, were frequented by influential figures, and some, like Lloyd's Coffee House, even gave rise to major financial institutions.
Very interesting to learn about that!

The European coffee history began in 1683. Following the victory of the Polish forces over the Turkish by Vienna, fleeing Kara Mustafa forces left a huge depot of coffee beans in their camp. The coffee was given by King Jan III Sobieski to one Jerzy F. Kulczycki, an interpreter (from the Turkish language) for the Company of Eastern Trade, who (disguised as a Turk) delivered important messages during the campaign. That is, he went out from the besieged Vienna, successfully crossed the Turkish lines, and asked Charles V of Lorraine for help, than could return to Vienna the same way. Soon, Kulczycki opened the first Vienna coffee house in Domgasse 6. Initially, bitter coffee didn't meet any appreciation. Kulczycki soon started sweetening coffee with honey, and then added milk, which was the guarantee for the success.

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Kulczycki disguised as a Turk.
 
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