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.
ALTHING
Al"thing, n. [Icel. (modern) alping, earlier alpingi; allr all + ping assembly. See All, and Thing.]
Definition: The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See Thing, n., 8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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