According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
RETROGRESSIONS
Noun
retrogressions
plural of retrogression
Source: Wiktionary
RETROGRESSION
Re`tro*gres"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrogression. See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]
1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also retrograde development, and regressive metamorphism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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