If you are ever in rural Norway don’t forget to try "karsk", a cocktail made with weakly brewed coffee and a hefty helping of vodka or moonshine. Don’t worry, if it's too strong you can always light it aflame to burn off some of the alcohol! [worldatlas.com]

Too fine a grind may also choke the moka pot and possibly pop open the safety (pressure-relief) valve. [thecoffeefaq.com]

[…] many people insist that aluminum imparts a metallic taste, and will thus only use a stainless steel model. [thecoffeefaq.com]

One of the first companies to feel the pulse quicken was Starbucks, founded in Seattle in 1971. Named for the coffee-swilling first mate in "Moby Dick," the company initially only roasted and sold coffee. [query.nytimes.com]

When this happens it has the effect of blocking real adenosine from its job of creating a feeling of drowsiness and slowing nerve impulses. A regular 43-gram Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar contains about 10 milligrams of caffeine. [coffeefaq.com]

Lades, Impulsive consumption and reflexive thought: Nudging ethical consumer behavior, Journal of Economic Psychology, 41, (114), (2014). [doi.org]

Clinical signs of theobromine toxicity in canids usually manifest 8 hours after ingestion and can include: thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, urinary incontinence, nervousness, clonic muscle spasms, seizures and coma. [faqs.org]

incontinence 68 and chronic kidney disease, 69 but neither association reached significance, and the meta-analyses included cross sectional studies. [bmj.com]

No matter how you get your coffee fix today, here's to hoping you don't suffer from the mother-of-all caffeine headaches. [web.archive.org]

Furthermore, the possible benefits of coffee drinking must be weighed against potential risks, which are generally due to its high caffeine content, including anxiety, insomnia, headaches, tremulousness, and palpitations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Men who drank less than 1 cup of coffee daily more often reported back illnesses, constipation, nausea, nightmares, sleeplessness, and headache compared with men who drank 1 cup or more of coffee daily ( Table 4 and Table 5 ). [archinte.ama-assn.org]

Headaches are common, and in extreme cases, nausea and vomiting can occur. At the same time, a major study has found fewer suicides among coffee drinkers than those who abstained from caffeine altogether. [talkaboutcoffee.com]

Dosing The following doses have been studied in scientific research: BY MOUTH: For headache or improving mental alertness: The typical dose of caffeine is up to 250 mg per day, which is about 2 cups of coffee. [webmd.com]