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.
ASSAILMENTS
Noun
assailments
plural of assailment
Source: Wiktionary
ASSAILMENT
As*sail"ment, n.
Definition: The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.] His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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