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.
ALCAPTON
alkapton, alcapton, homogentisic acid
(noun) an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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