According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
TOMPION
tampion, tompion
(noun) plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tompion (plural tompions)
Alternative spelling of tampion
Source: Wiktionary
Tom"pi*on, n. Etym: [See Tampios]
1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone. Knight.
3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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