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.
Babelesque (comparative more Babelesque, superlative most Babelesque)
Reminiscent of the Tower of Babel; marked by the inability to communicate and understand each other.
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14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
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.