1 Fun Thing
The deadliest venom on earth is found in a rather unlikely creature. No, it’s not a snake, spider or even a jellyfish, but an unassuming sea snail called the cone snail. The venom from one cone snail has a hypothesized potential of killing up to 700 people.
3 Coffee Facts
Have you tried adding salt to your coffee? Yup, that’s right! The threshold for salt perception varies from person to person, but for most of us, adding tiny quantities of salt (<0.3g per 100ml) will noticeably reduce bitterness. Get the dose right and you can make an inherently bitter coffee a lot more palatable.
Clarity in coffee refers to how clearly and distinctly the inherent flavours and aromas are presented in the cup. A combination of the brew method, filtration method and the grinder used have a direct impact on clarity.
The variety of robusta found in Brazil is referred to as conilon, the local transformation of Congolese name kouillou, named after the French cultivated robusta on the banks of the Kouillou river.