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.
BUNODONTS
Bu`no*don"ta, Bu"no*donts, n. pl. Etym: [NL. bunodonta, fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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