Things you might not know about that stuff we call coffee.

Coffee was first discovered in the fifteenth century while a legendary goat herder "Kaldi" was out tending his sheep/goats and noticed that they reacted strangely to a bright red cherry that they consumed during outings. He then took it to a monastery after trying it himself to find that at the monastery he and a monk created the world's first cup of coffee.

Black Coffee with no sugar-NO CALORIES! There ya go weight watchers!

"Coffee" the actual name comes from proposed origins. One origin (I think makes the most sense), is that word Coffee, comes from the name of the province of Ethopia in which coffeee was originated-Kaffa.

Coffee is believed to boost fertility in men...aphrodisiac?! Well, according to ask.men and another website there is reason to believe that it promotes stimulation of the senses/reproductive system which in turn could mean...anything you eat that makes you feel good, could be an aphrodisiac as long as it makes you feel good and promotes a happy psychological state...a study was done to which proves that the aroma of coffee (not so much coffee as itself), can stimulate a woman's mind into enjoying the company of a companion more. The skeptical/psychology background in my education has taught me that good associations built over the years in the brain will have a positive reinforcement based on stimuli vs. conditions. So, what I trying to say is that, no its not an aphrodisiac, the logic is simple; it makes people feel good and excited, anything they do while feeling good is not necessary consequential of the coffee, it was simply a factor to the environment (condition). If coffee is an aphrodisiac then maybe,  Red Bull, Monster, and other energy drinks/Marijuana drinks will be considered as such as well.

Coffee was shared with the English by the Dutch who brought it to their door steps for trade in the 16th century with the name "Koffie" as the Dutch call it. 

People drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day in midlife are less likely to develop Alzheimer's and dementia.

To read more on this miracle bean,

http://www.anthropologyinpractice.com/2010/07/trail-of-coffee-beans.html

I learned a lot of this while traveling in Indonesia. Specifically there was a coffeehouse named "Aroma Nusantara", the owner was awesome. Unfortunately I lost contact with him over the years, but he has a couple coffee shops in Jakarta, last I saw him at his shop, he was telling me that he was trying to develop a Museum of Coffee (AWESOME), he collects and sells coffee from all over Indonesia.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294229-d8797739-Reviews-Toko_Kopi_Aroma_Nusantara-Jakarta_Java.html

https://www.facebook.com/Aroma-Nusantara-1434196663502109/


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