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.
ANACANTHS
An`a*can"thi*ni, An"a*canths, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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