Coffee is already the best part of the morning, but it gets even better when you learn the strange, surprising, actually fun things behind every cup.
Here are seven facts you definitely didn’t learn from your barista (probably).
1. Coffee Was Originally Eaten, Not Sipped
Before people brewed coffee, ancient tribes in Ethiopia mixed coffee cherries with animal fat and ate them like energy bites.
Congrats, the first “protein bar” was basically a coffee snack.
2. The World’s First Webcam Was Made… to Watch a Coffee Pot
In 1991, researchers at Cambridge University created a webcam purely to monitor whether their office coffee pot was empty.
Yes, the internet owes its existence to people being annoyed about walking to an empty pot.
3. Bees Love Coffee, Too
Bees get a natural buzz from caffeine in coffee plants. Research shows it actually helps them remember flowers better, which means coffee literally improves bee memory.
4. Decaf Doesn’t Mean Caffeine-Free
Decaf still has caffeinem usually 2–5 mg per cup.
That’s nowhere near a full brew (95 mg), but definitely enough to make you say,
“Wait… why am I slightly awake right now?”
5. Coffee “Blooming” Is a Sign of Freshness
When hot water hits fresh grounds and they puff up, that bubbling is CO₂ escaping.
If your coffee blooms beautifully, it means it’s freshly roasted (so yes, your Kubal beans are doing their job).
6. The Most Expensive Coffee In the World Comes From… a Cat
Kopi Luwak coffee is made from beans eaten and digested by a civet, a small cat-like animal.
People pay hundreds of dollars for it.
We prefer our beans roasted… not re-roasted.
7. Your Brain Loves Coffee More Than You Think
Caffeine blocks the “I’m tired” chemical in your brain and boosts dopamine, the same chemical involved in motivation and reward.
So your morning cup isn’t just waking you up… it’s literally telling your brain:
“Hey, good job being alive today.”