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.
DIVARICATORS
Noun
divaricators
plural of divaricator
Source: Wiktionary
DIVARICATOR
Di*var`i*ca"tor, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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