We’ve all heard the story about the discovery of coffee, when an Ethiopian goat herder noticed his goats frolicking energetically after consuming coffee beans. Once the goat herder shared his discovery with the local monastery, there was no turning back. We don’t know whether there’s any truth to the legend, but we do know that coffee consumption began in Ethiopia. It was consumed in several ways. I sometimes distinguish coffee from tea in conversation by referring to one as bean water and the other as leaf water, but some early coffee was made by brewing the leaves of the coffee plant! The more fascinating story is how the beverage took over the world, and that history is documented. After all, what’s better than a beverage that makes you happy without making you do stupid things you’ll regret tomorrow? This TED-Ed lesson from Jonathan Morris follows the rise of coffee as both its flavor and its caffeinated effects got the entire world hooked.
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