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.
ARUSPICY
A*rus"pi*cy, n. Etym: [L. aruspicium, haruspicium.]
Definition: Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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