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.
CROC
Etymology 1
Noun
croc (plural crocs)
(colloquial) A crocodile.
Etymology 2
From the name of the American shoe company, Crocs Inc.
Noun
croc (plural crocs)
A plastic slip-on shoe.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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