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.
DAYFLIES
Noun
dayflies
plural of dayfly
Anagrams
• ladyfies, lifedays
Source: Wiktionary
DAYFLY
Day"fly`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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