stackyFACTSIn 1674, unhappy spouses published the furious "Women's Petition Against Coffee," loudly claiming the dark brew was turning their husbands into useless, gossiping layabouts. They genuinely believed a simple cup of joe was rapidly dissolving the moral fabric of the entire household.
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