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.
DECUMARY
decumary, Decumaria barbata, Decumaria barbara
(noun) woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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