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.
CLANNAGAEL
Clan"-na-Gael", n. [Ir., clan of the Gaels.]
Definition: A secret society of Irish Fenians founded in Philadelphia in 1881.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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12 February 2025
MEGACOLON
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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