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"I am a dried leaf that changed the course of history. I started a revolution in America and built an empire in Britain. I am drunk more than any other beverage on earth except water. What am I?"
Answer
Tea
Explanation
Tea's role in history is enormous — the British East India Company built an empire around the tea trade. The American Revolution was partly sparked by a tea tax. Today tea is the most widely consumed drink in the world after water.
This is an easy riddle in the History category — Riddles about ancient civilisations, invention, and mythology.
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