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.
CHUBASCO
Etymology
Noun
chubasco (plural chubascos)
(nautical) A violent squall with thunder and lightning, encountered during the rainy season along the Pacific coast of Central America and South America.
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HYPSOGRAPHY
(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
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