According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PEDANTRY
pedantry
(noun) an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pedantry (countable and uncountable, plural pedantries)
An excessive attention to detail or rules.
An instance of such behaviour.
An overly ambitious display of learning.
Source: Wiktionary
Ped"ant*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pédanterie.]
Definition: The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. "This pedantry of quotation." Cowley. 'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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