In the 16th Century, Arab women could initiate a divorce if their husbands didn’t pour coffee for them

Amazing and weird history fact about coffee: 

Amazing History Facts: In the 16th Century, Arab women could initiate a divorce if their husbands didn’t pour coffee for them
Did You Know? In the 16th Century, Arab women could initiate a divorce if their husbands didn’t pour coffee for them. Today, this would be unheard of. But back then, coffee was an integral part of Turkish society. So much so, that it was “grounds” for divorce. No one knows why exactly this was acceptable, but the fact remains that it was! source

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