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.
ANTIPODALS
Noun
antipodals
plural of antipodal
Source: Wiktionary
ANTIPODAL
An*tip"o*dal, a.
1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.
2. Diametrically opposite. His antipodal shadow." Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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