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Podcast: Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
Episode: The History of Tea (Encore)
Description: Sometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant may have accidentally found its way into a pot of boiling water. Noticing that the leaf had turned the water a different color, some person unknown to history drank the concoction and found that it was good. That was the start of something that is today a globe-spanning multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people indulge in every day.Learn more about tea, its origins, and how it spread around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Dail...