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If we had to name just one thing in which we feel we are experts it is tea without blinking an eye. This aromatic beverage is our love, passion and inspiration for our work, and at the same time an inexhaustible source of extraordinary discoveries. Even when we think we already know everything about tea, we come across some information in specialized texts or folk tales that comes as a complete surprise. From this innumerable collection of interesting facts about tea, we have selected for you 10 - in our opinion the most interesting, unusual and... exceptionally practical.

1. Today, tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world and can be bought in almost any store. Meanwhile, at the beginning of its European career, it was only available in pharmacies!
2. Tea used to be very expensive, so it was kept under lock and key and brewed only for special occasions. Nowadays, the most expensive tea in the world is considered Da Hong Pao, whose price can reach up to $25,000 for 20 grams.
3. Tea is most often served as a beverage, but in some parts of the world it is a food. Tea leaves in Burma are treated as an ingredient in salads, in Tibet they are used to cook soup, and in Thailand pickled tea is popular, served as an accompaniment to meat and fish dishes.
4. It is well known that tea contains many valuable mineral elements, vitamins and antioxidants, and thus benefits our health. However, few people know that green tea also repels mosquitoes! After drinking this delicious brew, our body secretes it through the skin, which is precisely what mosquitoes and other insects do not particularly like.
5. Tea is a beverage that people struggling with excess weight should readily reach for. Not only does it contain no calories (in the purest version, of course, without milk, honey or sugar), but it also suppresses appetite and aids weight loss.
6. Black tea is used by many cosmetic companies as a coloring substance, such as in coloring shampoos. So if you have dark hair and want to refresh its color, add shine and softness, rinse your hair with cooled black tea infusion every now and then after washing it.
7. You can also use green and black tea as a home remedy against tooth decay! This is because they have antibacterial properties, and on top of that they inhibit plaque formation and prevent tooth decay.
8. The most interesting historical information is that black tea was invented... by mistake. Tea was being transported from China to Europe by sea, and during one such trip the cargo got wet and began to ferment. However, the merchants did not want to throw away the spoiled cargo, so they dried it and started brewing as if nothing had happened. It turned out to be a hit, and the theoretically "defective" tea quickly found a circle of loyal followers.
9. In the UK, tea with milk is very popular. Interestingly, this custom began not because of the taste of the drink, but for more practical reasons. Less affluent homes once used poor-quality porcelain, which cracked when exposed to boiling water and was no longer usable. So milk began to be poured into the cups first, which cooled the drink and prevented cavities in the tea service.
10. In many parts of the world, mainly in China and Anglo-Saxon countries, the tradition of divination from tea grounds has been known for centuries. It is called tasenography. After brewing the beverage and drinking it, fortune-tellers or fairies look at the bottom of the pot and then, based on the pattern arranged from the leaves, predict the future. An anchor or shoe can signify a journey, a circle is considered a symbol of luck, and a cow heralds... the birth of a child.