The first Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 1971.

The twin-tailed mermaid of the famous Starbucks logo is intended to represent the seductive power of coffee.

In 2011, Starbucks launched the Big Gulp of Coffee: The 31-Oz Trenta.

The Caramel Macchiato is an espresso-based beverage made with vanilla syrup, steamed milk, espresso and caramel sauce.

Starbuck was the first mate on the whaling ship in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

If you take all of Starbucks' core beverages and multiply them by the modifiers and the customization options, you get more than 87,000 possible combinations!

Arabica is by far the dominant bean used today, representing about 70 percent of global production.

The prominence of coffee shops in Seoul doesn't come as much of a surprise, as coffee is a popular drink in Korean culture.

When former Stanford basketball player Peter Dukes came to work for Starbucks in 2001, he was given the task of creating a new fall espresso drink. Little did he know that his pumpkin pie-inspired latte would become one of the most beloved drinks of all time.

Starbucks baristas have to become certified coffee masters in order to wear black aprons.