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Coffee houses were first
opened in Europe during the
1600s. People got together
there to sip coffee and talk.
Today coffee shops are
still popular places to meet
friends. In fact, one of the
most popular coffee shops
in the world, Starbucks, has
opened on average two new
shops every day since 1987!
Some of the
first people who
drank coffee were
monks in Ethiopia.
They drank it so
they could stay
awake better dur-
ing their prayers.
The world drinks about
120,000 tons of caffeine
every year. That’s equal to
one serving of caffeine for
every person every day. This
makes it the world’s most
popular drug!