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Café Grumpy

Café Grumpy (also written Cafe Grumpy) is an American coffee roaster and cafe company based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2005 by Caroline Bell and Chris Timbrell, the company has grown from a single shop in Greenpoint to multiple locations, including a cafe inside Grand Central Terminal. The Greenpoint location appeared as a workplace setting in HBO's Girls.

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Café Grumpy (also written Cafe Grumpy) is an American coffee roaster and cafe company based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2005 by Caroline Bell and Chris Timbrell, the company has grown from a single shop in Greenpoint to multiple locations, including a cafe inside Grand Central Terminal. The Greenpoint location appeared as a workplace setting in HBO's Girls.

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  1. date of foundation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324276801

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