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Xenofact (he/him):jrbd: | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Caffeine has probably has contributed more to human civilization than we realize.
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ℕ𝕌𝕃𝕃ℝ𝕆𝕌𝕋𝔼 :vepi: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @139feece it toppled monarchies!
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Kilroy_Was_Here | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @139feece 

A lot of people don't realise that coffee is what led to the Enlightenment. The day to day of it was had in the coffee houses of Europe.

And if you measure using a long-enough scale, black pepper led to the space station and the moon landing.