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.
BRUCE
Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert I
(noun) king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)
Bruce, David Bruce, Sir David Bruce
(noun) Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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