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TIL the Netherlands leads the world in daily coffee consumption, with the population averaging 2.4 cups per day

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rRnX0 TIL saying “ahoy-hoy” was at one time the preferred way to answer the phone.
LkR6Z TIL that Ecuador uses the U. S. Dollar as its currency.
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