Fresh coffee beans: better than soap? Getty
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The earliest mention of coffee dates to the Abbasid Empire – which dominated the Middle East and north Africa – in the 9th century, says Gastro Obscura. But bunk, as it was then called, wasn’t a beverage. People used the beans to make “dry, aromatic compounds” that could mask the smell of sweat and food – handwash, effectively. It wasn’t until the 15th century that it became a popular drink, first for medicinal purposes and later to stay awake.
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Wow … I’ll have some of that. Love the smell of coffee 
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I wonder who first thought of drinking it ? 
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Allergic to coffee,so not for me 
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Don’t like the smell of coffee. Glad they have up that practice.
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Whatever next,
Three ply quilted coffee impregnated toilet tissue?
Goodbye aloe vera hello dark roast 
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