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.
CRACOWES
Noun
cracowes
plural of cracowe
Source: Wiktionary
Cra"cowes (kr"kz), n. pl.
Definition: Long-toed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of Europe;
– so called from Cracow, in Poland, where they were first worn in the fourteenth century. Fairholt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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