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.
DIODON
Diodon, genus Diodon
(noun) type genus of the Diodontidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Di"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. diodon.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. fishes, and sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of whales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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