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Wait, what? Coffee beans are fruits? But coffee is a brewed drink. So is tea, cocoa, chocolate, and any number of other drinks. Are they all fruits?

No. I am not talking about the technical botanical definition of fruit, which is a mature ovary. A fruit is the part of a plant that contains seeds.

But wait, what? Coffee beans don’t come from a plant! They come from a tree! 
Well, most plants don’t grow in neat rows like vegetables; they tend to sprawl or climb over things. And coffee trees do produce berries. Green coffee beans are the pit of the coffee berry; red coffee beans are the actual seeds inside it.

It is unclear exactly how coffee came to the attention of the rest of the world. Drinking coffee is such a normal part of our lives, we rarely think about how it came about. But it must have been an accident, at least according to this story.

The stimulating effects of coffee were discovered by a goat herder in Ethiopia who noticed that his goats were particularly alert after consuming berries from a coffee tree.

This knowledge spread like wildfire, and other goat herders and monks noticed that coffee would help them stay awake for long periods.

Bees are the main pollinators of coffee plants. The way coffee plants reproduce is by producing very sweet nectar-like flowers that are pollinated by bees. The flower also contains caffeinated nectar.

Caffeine makes bees more alert. Caffeinated bees are more efficient at gathering pollen and transporting it back to their hive. However, the caffeine doesn’t affect the taste of the coffee beans themselves because the beans are picked before they have had a chance to absorb any caffeine from the flowers.

Caffeine has this effect on us too. It boosts our moods by blocking adenosine receptors in our brains, which are responsible for making us sleepy. Along with sugar, caffeine creates an alertness-boosting combination that makes us feel more alert and awake.

By the early 17th century, coffee had reached the Middle East, particularly Persia and Turkey. 

Coffee drinking declined in popularity after it was banned by religious authorities in Mecca and Cairo during the 16th century. The ban was soon lifted due to pressure from large merchants who profited from the coffee trade.

The drink soon became a favorite in religious circles and among scholars and intellectuals in the Muslim world and then in Christian Europe. It was during this period that coffee acquired its reputation for intellectual stimulation.

The elite viewed the beverage as both a luxurious and healthy alternative to alcohol.

Drinking coffee first thing in the morning is not helping you; it can actually hurt you, by tricking your body into producing cortisol when it doesn’t need to.

That’s because your body produces cortisol naturally as soon as you wake up.

If you drink a lot of coffee early in the day, you will be very alert and energetic—but by noon, your cortisol levels will have dropped enough to make you feel lousy again. If this pattern continues for several days in a row, you’ll find that it’s better to consume coffee after lunch.

How coffee shops boost creativity. While a high level of noise can cause harmful distractions, low to moderate noise levels may help to spur more abstract thinking.

The Netherlands. Consuming a colossal 8.3kg of coffee per capita, the Dutch are the coffee maniacs of Europe, with many drinking up to 4 cups a day.

Coffee Is The Most Popular Drink Worldwide With Around Two Billion Cups Consumed Every Day.…

Regularly drinking coffee may have health benefits such as reduced risk of illnesses like cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s.