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.
CHUCKWALLA
chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus
(noun) a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chuckwalla (plural chuckwallas)
An iguana, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Source: Wiktionary
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