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What does your coffee order say about you?
A book all about coffee "Don't talk to me before I've had my coffee." You either are that person, know that person, or you live on Mars. I found that about 2/3 of adults drink coffee in the US. Me? I primarily drink lattes, but apart from knowing that espresso goes with milk, I didn't know much about coffee beans before doing this post. Worse still, coffee farming runs in my family and even after going to coffee plantations in my youth I don't know much beyond "don't burn it
Leah Llach
Dec 28, 20215 min read


What Is Pemmican? The Survival Food That Powered the 1925 Serum Run to Nome
At -50 degrees, food stops being food. It becomes strategy. Because in 1925, when a diphtheria outbreak hit Nome, Alaska, survival didn’t just depend on dogs, distance, or determination— It depended on what they were eating. Quick Answer Pemmican is a traditional Indigenous North American food made from dried meat, rendered fat, and sometimes berries. It is extremely calorie-dense, long-lasting, and resistant to spoilage, making it ideal for survival in extreme conditions—lik
Leah Llach
Apr 254 min read


What was the London Beer Flood of 1814?
Beer doesn’t usually knock down buildings. It spills, maybe stains your shirt—but it doesn’t take out an entire neighborhood. And yet, in 1814, it did. Quick Answer The London Beer Flood of 1814 occurred when a massive wooden vat at the Meux & Company Brewery burst, releasing over 300,000 gallons of porter into the surrounding neighborhood of St. Giles. The surge caused buildings to collapse and killed eight people, and the incident was ultimately ruled an “act of God,” with
Leah Llach
Apr 255 min read


Why Was KitKat Invented? The Design Problem That Changed Chocolate
Can you imagine walking into work…checking inventory…and realizing— you’re missing twelve tons of chocolate? Not a box.Not a pallet. Twelve. Tons. Of KitKats. That’s where this starts. But to understand why anyone would steal that much of one specific candy— we have to go back to a time when chocolate itself had a problem. Quick Answer KitKat was invented in 1935 by Rowntree’s in York, England, to solve a practical problem: chocolate was messy, melted easily, and wasn’t suite
Leah Llach
Apr 254 min read
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