Coffee: The World's Most Illegal Bean
Did you know your morning coffee was once the world’s most illegal bean, punishable by death? ☕️🚫 Discover the dark and dangerous past of coffee—from its wild origins in Ethiopia to the secret underground cafes that fueled empires and sparked revolutions. In this video, we uncover how coffee beans became the world’s most wanted contraband, why kings and religious leaders feared this "devil’s drink," and how coffeehouses turned into the "cradles of democracy" that shaped the modern world. What you’ll discover in this story: The brutal attempts to ban coffee and why it was labeled a threat to the state. The high-stakes smuggling operations that moved coffee across forbidden borders. How coffeehouses became the secret meeting spots for history's greatest revolutions. The epic journey from an Ethiopian mountainside to the cup in your hand today. Don't forget to subscribe to What's The Story for more hidden history and untold tales from around the world! 00:00 The Coffee in Your Hands 01:18 The Legend of Kaldi 03:43 Coffee Crosses the Red Sea 05:52 Yemen’s Coffee Monopoly 08:05 Baba Budan’s Seven Seeds 10:34 Europe Before Coffee 12:40 Did Coffee Change the World? 14:52 The Rise of Coffeehouses 16:58 Why the Ottoman Empire Banned Coffee 18:52 London’s Penny Universities 20:10 Coffee and the American Revolution 21:55 Brazil’s Coffee Empire 23:40 The Birth of Espresso 24:48 The Drink That Changed the World #HistoryOfCoffee #CoffeeHistory #CoffeeDocumentary #WorldHistory #FoodHistory #CoffeeTrade #Coffee #Ethiopia #Yemen #OttomanEmpire #Espresso #Brazil #AmericanRevolution #HistoryDocumentary #OriginsOfCoffee
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