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On December 5th, Nelson Mandela passed away. The anti-apartheid icon was in and out of the hospital throughout the year as he fought a recurring lung infection. As the world comes together to pray for his family, we're taking a look back at his amazing 95 years of life. Join us in remembering the former leader.

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1. There have been 5 attempts to ban coffee throughout history, the last attempt being in 1777 by Frederick the Great of Prussia who issued a manifesto declaring beer’s superiority over coffee. He believed that coffee interfered with the country’s beer consumption.

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