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.
CROSSBREEDS
Noun
crossbreeds
plural of crossbreed
Source: Wiktionary
CROSSBREED
Cross"breed` (-brd`), n.
1. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualites of two parent varieties or stocks.
2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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