Voltaire’s 40-Cup Coffee Habit
Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire allegedly drank up to 40 cups of coffee a day—sometimes mixed with chocolate—to fuel his ferocious output. Doctors warned he’d drop dead from caffeine, but Voltaire dismissed them with a smirk and another espresso. He lived to 83, writing plays, essays, and wit-laced letters well into old age.
He even claimed coffee sharpened his sarcasm. Visitors to his estate often found him jittery yet jubilant, chattering faster than his quill could keep up. If Balzac chewed beans, Voltaire brewed entire philosophies with them. His legacy proves that a well-caffeinated brain can spark revolutions—both political and literary.
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