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Two plants randomly merged a million years ago to create one of the most popular drinks
No one dislikes the alluring, strong aroma of freshly brewed coffee. And now scientists have discovered that the plants that provide most of the world's coffee supply appeared about 600,000 to a million years ago when two other coffee species cross-pollinated in the forests of Ethiopia.
TL;DR
- Coffee plants, the source of most of the world's coffee, originated approximately 600,000 to 1,000,000 years ago.
- Their origin is attributed to the cross-pollination of two other coffee species.
- This event took place in the forests of Ethiopia.