Coffee has an interesting and delicious history, from its origination in Africa to its eventually making its way to Europe and then the rest of the western world. Below are some interesting facts:
Prior to 1000 A.D.: Members of the Galla tribe in Ethiopia notice that they get an energy boost when they eat a certain berry, ground up and mixed with animal fat.
1652: First coffeehouse opens in England. Coffee houses multiply and become such popular forums for learned and not so learned - discussion that they are dubbed "penny universities" (a penny being the price of a cup of coffee).
1668: Coffee replaces beer as New York's City's favorite breakfast drink
The introduction of coffee to the Western world is credited with spurring the age of enlightenment. Think about it- people used to start their day with beer! How productive could one be if they were having a beer with their omelette?!? So in addition to being delicious coffee has actually been a incredible boost to the productivity of people in the modern world - workers, intellectuals, really everyone. Who hasn't broken new ground over a cup of coffee?!? So drink coffee, enlighten yourself!
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