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Daily Trivia

Did George Washington invent coffee?

on Jun 1, 2025

George Constant Louis Washington (May 1871 – March 29, 1946) was an American inventor and businessman of Anglo-Belgian origin. He is best remembered for his invention of an early instant coffee process and for the company he founded to mass-produce it, the G. Washington Coffee Company.

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How tall is the Eiffel Tower?

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