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niyad

(113,336 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:28 PM Feb 2019

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All hail Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine, and subject of today's google doodle.

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All hail Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine, and subject of today's google doodle. (Original Post) niyad Feb 2019 OP

That's misleading DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #1

Instead thank unknown Bedouins who on a boring evening JCMach1 Feb 2019 #2

East Africans, I think DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #3

Technically probably Sabaeans JCMach1 Feb 2019 #4

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)

1. That's misleading

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 01:50 PM

Feb 2019

Nature created it, and it was being consumed long before he analyzed it.

JCMach1

(27,559 posts)

2. Instead thank unknown Bedouins who on a boring evening

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 02:37 PM

Feb 2019

Tossed the beans into a pan

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)

3. East Africans, I think

Reply to JCMach1 (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 03:48 PM

Feb 2019

Coffee originated in what is now Ethiopia.

JCMach1

(27,559 posts)

4. Technically probably Sabaeans

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 8, 2019, 09:08 PM

Feb 2019

The queen of Shebas kingdom was on both sides.of the red Sea...

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