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.
CHILOPSIS
Chilopsis, genus Chilopsis
(noun) one species: desert willow
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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