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.
DIASTERS
Noun
diasters
plural of diaster
Anagrams
• TARDISes, Tardises, disaster, disastre, disrates, restiads, tardises
Source: Wiktionary
DIASTER
Di*as"ter, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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