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.
BONTEBOKS
Noun
bonteboks
plural of bontebok
Source: Wiktionary
BONTEBOK
Bon"te*bok, n. Etym: [D. bont a sort of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The pied antelope of South Africa (Alcelaphus pygarga). Its face and rump are white. Called also nunni.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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