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Fun fact: during world war 2 tea was considered so vital to British morale that the government brought up the whole worlds supply of black tea (sans what was in enemy hands). By weight this ment that the UK imported more tea than artillery shells.
During the war tank crews getting killed while outside the tank on a tea break lead to the bonus fact that all British tanks now come with internal tea making facilities.
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