2 plants randomly mated up to 1 million years ago to give rise to one of the world's most popular drinks [coffee]

Live Science ^ | April 30, 2024 | Richard Pallardy

[AppyPappy]

Coffee-flavored hot water.

[Tudorfly]

Nah, my post is factual. It contains no assumptions or modeling.

[SunkenCiv]

It’s you, speaking ex cathedra. All assumptions. All modeling.

[Tudorfly]

Interesting perspective. Please explain your claim.

[moovova]

"Interesting perspective. Please explain your claim."

Not my perspective or my claim...just simple research. SunkenCiv was nice enough to point this beverage out to me earlier in the thread. Read the can...

"Jolt Cola was a carbonated soft drink produced by The Jolt Company, Inc. (later known as Wet Planet Beverages). The cola drink was created in 1985 by C. J. Rapp as a highly caffeinated beverage.[1] It was targeted towards students and young professionals, stressing its use as a stimulant in a similar manner as energy drinks. Its slogan reads "All the sugar and twice the caffeine!""