In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CROKINOLE
Etymology
Noun
crokinole (uncountable)
A game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
Source: Wiktionary
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4 February 2025
DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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