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The first book about tea was written by Lu Yu in 800 A.D
Tea breaks are a tradition that have been with us for approximately 200 years.
Tea was created more than 5000 years ago in China.
By the mid 18th c. tea replaced ale & gin as the drink of the masses to become Britain's most popular beverage.
Tea firstly appeared in Europe thanks to Portuguese Jesuit Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560.
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