We chose to label our unique apparel  "COFFEE2THEWORLD" because it represents something unique, ubiquitous, directly of earth high-energy, precious, and beloved by most people.

 

Legend has it that 9th-Century goat herders noticed the effect caffeine had on their goats, who appeared to "dance" after eating coffee berries. A local monk then made a drink with coffee berries and found that it kept him awake at night, thus the original cup of coffee was born.

 

 

According to the Global Exchange, there are approximately 25 million farmers in over 50 countries involved in producing coffee today. It's second only to the number one commodity: oil.

 

 

Coffee hasn't always been available!

• It was first banned in Mecca in 1511 because leaders believed it stimulated radical thinking.

• And 16th-Century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be "satanic." However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

• Ottoman leader Murad IV took it even further when he ascended the throne in 1623 by creating the first punishments for drinking coffee, which included beatings and being thrown into the sea. 

• In 1746, the Swedish government made it illegal to even have coffee paraphernalia, including cups and dishes.

• Finally, in 1777, Frederick the Great of Prussia issued a manifesto declaring beer's superiority over coffee because he believed it interfered with the country's beer consumption.

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Today you can get a cup of coffee anywhere in the world, from a metro Starbucks in most major cities worldwide to a boiling pot over a campfire.  And you can get COFFEE2THEWORLD APPAREL by clicking HERE.