15 Random Facts About Caffeine

11. Caffeine isn’t recommended if you’re a spider when it comes to web building.

The beautifully structured spider web is a sight to behold. A NASA group decided it would be a great thing to test the effects of various drugs on the spider‘s ability to weave its web. Let’s just say, under the influence of caffeine, the spider must have had other things on its mind.

12. Too much of something is bad.

In small doses, caffeine can make you feel focused and alert, have too much and you will potentially feel anxious, get the jitters, and have difficulty sleeping.

13. Caffeine under the microscope is like fabulous 80s- inspired wall print.

Really it is I could see this hanging in my teen room now alongside Pseudo Echo, Robe Lowe and The Breakfast Club.

14. Dark roast coffee actually has LESS caffeine than lighter roasts.

The process of roasting coffee actually burns off caffeine, so the darker the roast the less intense buzz you are going to get.

15. The recommended daily safe limit of caffeine for an adult to consume is 300mg.

This equates to 3 small cups of coffee NOT mugs or large takaway paper cups. For tea, you might want to look at your level of consumption. That bucket you call a cup may need a little replacing.

How much caffeine are you having every day?

Michelle Gadd

Being a single parent since her children were toddlers, Michelle has enjoyed life’s challenges, and is able to relate to other mothers and fathers of children growing up and developing through life’s stages. The laughter, heartbreak, tantrums and victories are all memories to be shared and embraced. With sheer determination or as some may prefer to call it stubbornness and with a sometimes twisted view – Michelle will always find the humorous side of life. Michelle has a business background working in Government departments for over 20 years holding multiple Business Diploma’s and other certifications including Training and Assessing, Project Management and Volunteer Coordination amongst them. With an attitude of “�life being an adventure – start living’, she is always looking for new challenges and the chance to share knowledge and experiences with the Stay At Home Mum Community. Mother of two teens who also makes claim to even have her sanity intact (on most days) Michelle has ventured into writing sharing her sometime sassy and wry sense of humour.

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