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4kOew TIL it was an Ottoman merchant named Pasqua Rosee [Paşa Rıza] who first brought coffee (kahve) to England in 1650, selling it in a coffeehouse in George-yard, Lombard Street, London.
OomjY TIL: Iraq used to be the center of the world for knowledge in the Middle Ages. Scholars from all backgrounds came together to translate Greek works into languages such as Latin, Arabic, and Persian. Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and Medicine were some of the fields that were refined.