According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PAROSTOSIS
Par`os*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL. See Para-, and Ostosis.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PERESTROIKA
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
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