In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACTINOPHONE
Ac*tin"o*phone, n. [Gr. , , ray + voice.] (Physics)
Definition: An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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