Coffee breaks are an important and necessary institution in any working environment, but whilst you wait for your favourite cup of java to brew, let's consider the origins of this vital institution, and why it's so important to us. There is evidence of coffee beans being consumed since around 1,000AD in Abyssinia, and evidence suggests that first cup of roasted beans was brewed in the 13th century. However, it was not popularly received and has throughout its history been banned by a theological court in Mecca, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and there were even appeals to Pope Clement VIII...