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.
CERCOPOD
Cer"co*pod, n. Etym: [Gr. -pod.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the jointed antenniform appendage of the posterior somites of cartain insects. Packard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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