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.
BONXIE
skua, bonxie
(noun) gull-like jaeger of northern seas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bonxie (plural bonxies)
(UK, chiefly, Shetland) The great skua, Stercorarius skua.
Source: Wiktionary
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ALBUTEROL
(noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
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