We don't know who really discovered coffee.There is a popular story about a young man who discovered in Ethiopia,a country in Africa.Around the year 700,there was a young man called Kaldi who took care of goats.One day,he watched them while they were eating some plants.Soon after they ate the plants,the goats became very excited,and he became very excited,too.Other people tried the plants and then drink the liquid.They too couldn't sleep well at night.This drink became popular and went from Ethiopia to Arabia.by 1200,it was a popular drink in the Arab world.The world coffee comes from the Arab word qahwah.Coffee then traveled from Arabia to Turkey,Europe,and the rest of the world.