In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DECATHLONS
Noun
decathlons
plural of decathlon
Source: Wiktionary
DECATHLON
De*cath"lon, n. [See Deca-; Pentathlon.]
Definition: In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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