Caffeine

Caffeine Molecule

Adenosine Molecule

Adenosine is a neuromodulator that decreases the rate of nerve firing and slows release of other neurotransmitters inducing sleep

Caffeine occupies the adenosine receptors not allowing it to induce sleep

Shen Nung, the first emperor of China, discovered tea when leaves fell into water he was boiling for purification

Tea Harvest

Kaldi, an Ethiopian goatherd, discovered coffee beans when his goats started dancing after nibbling on the beans

Coffee houses catered to certain professions

Edward Lloyd’s coffee house attracted the shipping industry and soon Lloyd was insuring voyages.

Lloyds of London is one of today’s most important insurance agencies in the world