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Cappuccino - The Legends Behind Coffee
By Johnathan Bakers
The legendary cup of cappuccino seems like just a mere drink that brings up maybe a romantic
gathering with some old boyfriend, but who would think that real romance and a massive industry
would revolve around it. Coffee's warm, dark and aromatic fluid has drawn many a person into a
coffeehouse, not just recently, but from its very early beginnings.
There are countless legends as to its origins, but the most historically reliable is 500 BC, from Ethiopia.
Travelers were so intrigued with its stimulating properties that they transported it to the Saudi Arabian
Peninsula. It was in Arabia that the mysteriously delicious drink would be named coffee.
The commercialization, mass production and distribution of coffee were born in the Renaissance. It
became known as the heatherish liquid'. By the 1700's, in Europe, the Middle East, North and South
America, and Asia, coffee had infiltrated every level of society.
Even medicinal properties were attributed throughout history. Coffee could do miraculous things.
Men's sperm could reach super speeds, swim longer and farther in liquid infused with coffee. This was
thanks to caffeine. Harvard University did a major study for 20 years, and concluded that coffee could
help diabetes. Some found a lowering of cirrhosis in the liver and a decrease in the severity of asthma.
There were many claims made about coffee's antioxidants. Coffee kept hearts far healthier, but the
debate about that i