How coffee and beer created Civilization

[Paintman]

How Alcohol and Caffeine Built Civilization
If alcohol inspired agriculture, caffeine jumpstarted progress. While the Chinese drank caffeinated tea as far back as 3,000 B.C., the discovery of coffee is dated to 15th century Yemen. Trade with the Arab world transformed European culture — the caffeine in coffee, a stimulant, replaced alcohol, a prevalent depressant.
Fun, longish.Gotta add tobacco. It calmed solders nerves.

 

[Debi]

How Alcohol and Caffeine Built Civilization
If alcohol inspired agriculture, caffeine jumpstarted progress. While the Chinese drank caffeinated tea as far back as 3,000 B.C., the discovery of coffee is dated to 15th century Yemen. Trade with the Arab world transformed European culture — the caffeine in coffee, a stimulant, replaced alcohol, a prevalent depressant.
Fun, longish.

I'll get me a cup of coffee and get right on this one!

 

[7Critter]

How Alcohol and Caffeine Built Civilization
If alcohol inspired agriculture, caffeine jumpstarted progress. While the Chinese drank caffeinated tea as far back as 3,000 B.C., the discovery of coffee is dated to 15th century Yemen. Trade with the Arab world transformed European culture — the caffeine in coffee, a stimulant, replaced alcohol, a prevalent depressant.
Fun, longish.Gotta add tobacco. It calmed solders nerves.

There was a TV show that linked one thing to another . It was quite a number of years ago. I loved the way the male host narrated. I can see his face. It'll come to me.

 

[7Critter]

There was a TV show that linked one thing to another . It was quite a number of years ago. I loved the way the male host narrated. I can see his face. It'll come to me.

1978. Wow, that was a good while ago.

 

[Lynne]

Caffeine runs the world lol