Since coffee is the drink that has had the greatest impact on the human history, we present you some facts that point out the influence of coffee on our daily life dating back hundreds of years.

The Fascinating History of Coffee Through The Ages

• In Constantinople, the first coffee houses were called “school of wisdom” because they were the meeting places for men of art and literature.
• In the 9th century, an Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee by accident when he noticed his goats appearing to dance after eating coffee berries.
• The word coffee comes from the Arabic word for wine.
• In ancient Arab culture, there was only one way a woman could legally divorce: If her husband didn’t provide enough coffee.
• Coffee was first banned in Mecca in 1511 because leaders believed it stimulated radical thinking.
  In the 16th century, Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be satanic. Luckily Pope Clement VIII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and allowed Catholics to drink coffee.
• A French doctor in the 1600s recommended Cafe Au Lait (coffee with milk or latte) for patients, inspiring people to begin adding milk to coffee.
• In the 17th century in the Ottoman Empire, drinking coffee was punished by death.
• The French philosopher Voltaire used to drink 50 cups of coffee a day.