Coffee
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| 850 |
| Legendary discovery of coffee by an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi. One night his goats don't return home. When he finds them, they are dancing around a shrub with red berries. After trying the berries himself, he too starts dancing. He later speaks with local monks who make a drink of the berries. |
| During the same time period, other Africans consumed balls made from coffee beans and animal fat. |
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