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On National Coffee Day, we bring you the story of Brazilian athletes who, without travel funds from the government, had to earn their way to the Olympics in Los Angeles by selling coffee beans. Plus: in Bedford, Pennsylvania, there's a building shaped like a big metal coffee pot.

Brazilian Athletes Perked Up The 1932 Games With Their Coffee Caper (Sports Illustrated)

Coffee Pot-Shaped Building (Roadside America)

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