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Goat digested coffee beans10/28/2023 A concoction made from boiling the leaves of the plant was enjoyed by many and made its way around the world, being cultivated in Yemen by the 14th century and eventually making its way to the Americas. Prior to that the fruits would be mashed into a pulp and fermented into a wine-like beverage. It wasn't until the 13th century that humans started roasting coffee beans. Mother Nature can sure be so smart sometimes. They were of course reacting to the high dose of caffeine, which is not only a stimulant for humans, but also acts as a natural pesticide to protect the coffee fruit from insects. After a monk witnessed their strange behavior, he decided to take some of the fruit back to his fellow monks they all spent the night awake and alert. Kaldi then decided to try the fruit himself and had a similar reaction. He found his goats frolicking, as goats often do, and noticed that they were full of energy after eating the red fruit of the coffee shrub. It is said coffee was originally discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi. Just like many things discovered early on in the centuries, coffee is no exception to mystical legend and folklore. Coffee shops are basically the drug pushers of the morning commute.Ĭoffee came on the scene about a thousand years ago when the coffee plant was first discovered in Ethiopia, and was thought to have medicinal properties. Conveniently for everyone, there is one at almost every corner to make your daily addiction more accessible. They can't go on with their daily activities (including the first morning movement of the bowels) without that hit of sweet, over-priced caffeinated joe from their favorite coffee shop. A lot of people are addicted to caffeine – more specifically coffee.
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