Many people know about coffee, almost everyone, however, few have asked questions about the origin of the drink, its history, and its social significance. There are many legends about its origins: everyone should know the one from the Chehodet Monastery in Yemen, according to which one of the monks, having learned from a shepherd named Kaldi that his goats and camels kept "lively" even at night if they ate certain berries, prepared a drink with them in 'the intent to stay awake so that he could pray longer.
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