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Article: Time for Tea.(Features)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2004
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Byline: By Aled Blake Western Mail
There's nothing quite like a nice soothing cuppa. But why do we love a brew so much? Aled Blake finds out 50 things you didn't know about tea...
n 1 According to legend, the first cup of tea was brewed more than 5,000 years ago. A garden leaf fell in water being boiled for Shen Nung, an early emperor who found the new brown drink refreshing. n 2 The first definitive book on tea was written in 800 by Lu Yu, a Buddhist who codified the cultivation of the crop. n 3 Tea contains antioxidants that scientist believe can help ...