What kind of world would this be without Tea?

Story of TEA
“Mistakes That Worked” by Carlotte Foltz Jones.

“What kind of world would this be without tea?
There would be no teapot or teakettle if tea had never been discovered. There would be no teacup, teaspoon, or tea towel, and no teatime.
Two of the world’s most famous parties would have been canceled: The colonists could not have held the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and throw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. And Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in wonderland would say nothing of the March Hare’s tea party.

Luckily, tea was discovered in 2737 BC by a great Chinese emperor name Shen Nung.
One day, Shen Nung was boiling water outdoors when leaves from a nearby bush fell into the open kettle. Before Shen Hung could retrieve the leaves, they began to brew. He smelled the sweet aroma of the mixture, and once he tasted it, the world was given tea!

Tea is the most popular beverage in the beverage in the world today- after plain water. It was introduced in Europe in 1610, and until about 100years ago, people in many Asian countries used blocks or bricks of tea as money.

One estimate says that more than 4million metric tons of tea are consumed worldwide each year. That means the people on planet Earth drink about a trillion cups of tea a year. That’s a lot of Tea!

Fun Facts About TEA–
1. A Town in South Dakota is named “Tea”
2. Around the world, tea is :
English – tea
Sri Lanka/Ceylon – te / තේ
Spanish – te
French – the
Russian – chay / чай
Arabic – shaye / شاي
Japanese – ocha / お茶
Chain – cha / 茶
Indian – chaay / चाय