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While hard to verify to accuracy, the history of coffee, is the tale of a sheepherder who realized the properties of coffee when he was tending his sheep. When they ate a certain sort of berry off a plant, his sheep became very agitated. So he decided to try it too, and felt the same effect. Rumour has it that a monk advised him to be cautious of the devil's fruit. Nevertheless, it is also rumoured that the monks used the berry to keep away from sleeping and pray.

There is another known story which reveals an Arabian was banished to the desert. He boiled and ate an unknown plant. He was able to survive in the desert on the plant. Some persons residing in community close by believed the survival was a spiritual sign. The plant was then named Mocha, after that village,community.

Few people realize the coffee plant originally grew only in Ethiopia. They wrapped it in animal fat to eat while on raids. It was transported to Arabia, it grew, and they controlled the market of it. The Turks then were the first to drink it. They added cinnamon and clove for a sweeter taste.

Through Venetian trade merchants, coffee founds its way to Europe. Rumours of the coffee taste started to surface all over. The Arab's keep an even tighter grip on the coffee plants. Christian's started saying coffee was the devil's drink, just like the monk story above. Then it. He really enjoyed it. After that, talk of banishing the drink went away.

Coffee houses were built everywhere in Europe soon after. They were a popular place to hang out and drink coffee. It was in the 1700's that coffee traveled to Americas. A French infantry captain brought a small plant with him. The coffee plant was cultivated, resulting in over 19 million coffee trees within 50 years. Coffee was declared the United States national drink in a protest of the excessive taxes on tea from Britain.

Now, millions of people get pleasure from their coffee during the day. Coffee comes in many brands and many flavors. You can get ground coffee or coffee beans at most any grocery store. There are also gourmet coffees to choose from. Businesses such as Starbuck's Coffee are million dollar industries, offering you the convenience of coffee any way you like it.

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