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.
CATTIE
catty, cattie
(noun) any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cattie (plural catties)
Archaic form of catty. (Chinese unit of weight)
Source: Wiktionary
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