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Oct 07, 2009, 07:15AM

What's inside that morning cup o' joe?

Beside sweet, sweet goodness...

Caffeine This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It's actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake.

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