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Outside a Moorish cafe, Tunis, Tunisia, in the late-19th century, when coffee was still the dominant drink and tea was rare.

In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a 'Tea Craze' Would Destroy Society

It was seen as a threat to colonial rule.
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6 Old Latrines Worth a Visit, Even If You Can't Use Them
Latrines.
The public toilets could get quite crowded.
The abbey ruins.
The stone latrines in the baths at Dougga.

6 Old Latrines Worth a Visit, Even If You Can’t Use Them

March your tuchus to these historic bathrooms to see how people used to take care of business.

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Including Latrine Poems at Museo de la Natividad, The Public Toilets of Ephesus , and Egglestone Abbey