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.
DAWSONITE
Etymology
Noun
dawsonite (countable and uncountable, plural dawsonites)
(mineral) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
Source: Wiktionary
Daw"son*ite, n. Etym: [Named after J. W. Dawson of Montreal.] (Min.)
Definition: A hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda, occuring in white, bladed crustals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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