Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world.
Camellia sinensis is the Chinese word origin of the English word tea.
There are at least six different types of tea.

If left undisturbed, a tea plant will grow into a tree up to 16 meters (52 ft).
White tea has a much lighter and more subtle flavor than other types of tea.
Loose leaf teas typically have a higher quality and a richer taste than tea bags.
Water temperature and steep time will affect how your tea will taste.

Tea contains only 30 to 40 mg caffeine per cup, while an eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine.

Tea is calorie free.
Tea helps keep your body hydrated because it is low in caffeine.
Tea flavonoids help in bone development.

  
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The purpose of your digestive system is to turn the food you eat into something useful.

Chemicals in your saliva start digestion in your mouth.

Your muscles squeeze food down your esophagus like squeezing a tube of toothpaste.

The intestines in an adult are at least 25 feet long. The intestines in a horse are 89 feet long.

About 1.7 liters (2 quarts) of saliva are produced in your mouth every day.
Indigestion can be a lack of food enzymes.

Gas is basically produced by foods that have indigestible or excess carbohydrates, which are not absorbed when they get to the colon.

Food is either cooled or warmed in your mouth to a suitable temperature.

Your stomach is a muscle that mashes food into pulp.

It takes about three hours for food to move through the intestines.

Digestive enzymes play a vital role in breaking food down so it can be absorbed by your body.

Studies show that men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.

People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of to the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)

Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience activate the caudate -- the part of the brain involving cravings.

Two-thirds of people report that they fall in love with someone they've known for some time as opposed to someone they just met.

The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth.
Falling in love can induce a calming effect on the body and mind, and raises levels of the nerve growth factor for about a year, which helps to restore the nervous system and improves memory.

The oldest known love song was written 4,000 years ago, and was discovered in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.This is the proposed location of The Garden of Eden where the end of the Euphrates meets the Tigris River.

The tradition of the diamond engagement ring comes from Archduke Maximillian of Austria who, in the 15th century, gave a diamond ring to his fiancée, Mary of Burgundy.

People who are newly in love produce decreased levels of the hormone serotonin as low as levels in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A romantic relationship makes both parties happier, and the stronger the commitment, the greater the happiness.

The "emotion" of love can create "physiological" responses such as pupil dilation, sweaty palms, and increased heart rate.