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The Birth of Coffee
In the tropical highlands of Eastern Africa long time ago, an
Ethiopian shepard noticed that his goats behaved strangely all night
after gazing some berries. The shepard then tried some on himself and
felt strongly invigorated. He told the local monks of the strange effect
of the berries. From then on, the monks drank the concoction made
from pouring water over the berries to keep them awake through their
long devtionals. This is where the first cup of coffee was born.
(It's only a legend, up to individual to believe.)

The Spread of Coffee
Coffee was nothing like we know it today. At the
begining, nobody had thought of roasting the coffee
beans. It was only in the 1200s in Arabia that roasting
coffee began as a custom.

As Coffee was known as 'Arabia Wine' then, began to gain fans
around the world. The Dutch even stole a coffee tree from Mocha, an
Arabian port, and brought it to Indonesia. People everywhere were
instantly addicted to coffee wherever it spread. The first coffee house
was opened in Paris in 1643, Oxford followed in 1650, and then
London in 1652.

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