In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BYRD
Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd
(noun) explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Byrd, William Byrd
(noun) English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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