Tea, anyone?
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The earliest records of tea-drinking may be traced from Netherlands, where the first supply of Chinese tea, called chai, was delivered on 1610. Tea proved to be a favorite beverage among the Dutch that a notable physician during those times recommended its use for health purposes.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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All at sea
Article Abstract:
Burke traces the connection between Thones Kunders, the Prussian immigrant who first brought rum and molasses to Philadelphia in the 1700's, and the Cunard shipping company.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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Water music
Article Abstract:
History behind the phonograph and one of its first recording stars, Enrico Caruso.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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