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Coffee’s Radical Past: From Banned Beverage to Global Obsession

Coffee wasn’t always the beloved brew we sip at cafés and during Zoom calls — it was once considered dangerous. In fact, rulers in Mecca, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire banned coffeehouses for encouraging too much thinking and rebellion. Read on to uncover how coffee went from a feared intellectual stimulant to the world’s most consumed drink.

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