In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AMYLOPECTIN
Etymology
Noun
amylopectin (plural amylopectins)
(carbohydrate) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
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(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”
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