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.
ARGONAUTA
Argonauta, genus Argonauta
(noun) type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ar`go*nau"ta, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See Hectocotylus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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