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.
CEREBRIN
Cer"e*brin, n. Etym: [From Cerebrum.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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