Tea Facts

Chocolate contains significantly less caffeine than coffee, tea, and cola. A 1-ounce (28g) bar of milk chocolate contains about 6mg of caffeine, while an 8-ounce cup of brewed coffee contains 80-100mg, tea has 25-50mg, and a 12-ounce Coca-Cola has 34mg.

People in the United Kingdom and Ireland drink more tea per capita than any other nation, consuming roughly 20 times more than Americans

Until World War II, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia, Mongolia, and parts of Central Asia.

People in parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar.

The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."