How humanity got hooked on coffee
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Jonathan Morris |
TED-Ed
• March 2024
One day around 850 CE, a goatherd observed that his goats started acting abnormally after nibbling on some berries. The herder tried them himself, and soon enough, he was just as hyper. As the story goes, this was humanity’s first run-in with coffee. So, how did coffee go from humble plant to one of the world's most consumed beverages? Jonathan Morris traces the history of this energizing elixir. [Directed by Harry Tennant, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Stephen LaRosa].