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.
ATLANTIDES
Hesperides, Atlantides
(noun) (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
Source: WordNet® 3.1
At*lan"ti*des, n. pl. Etym: [L. See Atlantes.]
Definition: The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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