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tea leaves

MaterialFood

A skilled picker takes only the top two leaves and a bud from each shoot.

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A skilled picker takes only the top two leaves and a bud from each shoot.

From the big bang to tea leaves

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
teac. 2,700 BCE
tea leavesdate unknown