Melitta Bentz Gave Coffee Lovers A Filter To Keep The Grounds Out Of Their Drinks

01/10/2021 3 min Temporada 3 Episodio 625

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Episode Synopsis

It's International Coffee Day, so here's the story of a woman in Dresden, Germany, who made it a lot easier to brew coffee: Melitta Bentz, the inventor of the coffee filter. Plus: it's World Smile Day, and in Polk County, Oregon, there's a giant smiley face on a hillside made of trees!
Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter (New York Times)
Giant Smiley Face on Oregon Hillside Is Made Up of Trees (Oddity Central)
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