National Coffee Day Directly After National Drink Beer Day: Coincidence?

National Coffee Day followed National Drink Beer Day. Is this a coincidence, or was it planned that way?

You know how it goes. After a day of hearty beer drinking, you wake up with that epic hangover. As a suggested cure for the hangover, many common beliefs point to drinking coffee. Technically that’s not the best idea, considering that beer and other alcoholic beverages dehydrate you, causing the hangover in the first place. Coffee is known for its caffeine content, and caffeine is a chemical known as a diuretic. A diuretic is something that pushes the water out of your body, making coffee probably the last thing you need for a hangover, in all science-related logic.

It is actually suggested instead that you drink a glass of water for every glass of alcohol to avoid the hangover in the first place, because it’s never as fun as those Bradley Cooper films of the same name.

National Coffee Day and National Drink Beer Day share a common concept, though. They were both created to give consumers a great deal on their favorite beverages, whether it wakes you up or leaves you inebriated. Yes, they’re both quite the generous celebration, but one can’t help wonder if National Coffee Day wasn’t created because of National Drink Beer Day.

Seriously, think about it. The day after you’ve had more than your fill of an alcoholic wheat shake at the local pub, you’re probably reaching for a cup of joe, and what do you know? There’s deals on that.

Where National Drink Beer Day made you kind of have to look for deals on the brew of your choice, National Coffee Day is being celebrated openly by most major coffee distributors. Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Kripsy Kreme, McDonalds, and others are all participating in giveaways that usually include small cups of certain kinds of coffee either free or at a good discount.

What do you think? Could National Coffee Day be the result of National Drink Beer Day, or is it just a funny coincidence?