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.
AUTOROUTE
Etymology
Noun
autoroute (plural autoroutes)
(in Quebec) An expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
An expressway in any Francophone country.
Source: Wiktionary
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6 June 2025
PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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