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August 20, 2015 - Drinks, French, Beverage, Coffee, Community Post, Creativity, History

Honore De Balzac: the first reported case of caffeine poisoning?

We had never heard of anyone dying from drinking coffee before, but this week we found this article about celebrated French author and playwright, Honore de Balzac. On August 18th, 1850, Balzac who apparently was a connoisseur of fine coffee, drank around 50 cups of coffee on an empty stomach and eventually passed away at the prime age of 51. This was a usual occurrence for Balzac, who regularly ...
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August 20, 2015 - Drinks, French, Beverage, Coffee, Community Post, Creativity, History

Honore De Balzac: the first reported case of caffeine poisoning?

We had never heard of anyone dying from drinking coffee before, but this week we found this article about celebrated French author and playwright, Honore de Balzac. On August 18th, 1850, Balzac who ...
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