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.
BLUEPOLL
Blue"poll` (, n. Etym: [Blue + poll head.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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