In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BASUTOLAND
Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho, Basutoland
(noun) a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
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MEGACOLON
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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