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.
DODECAHEDRONS
Noun
dodecahedrons
plural of dodecahedron
Source: Wiktionary
DODECAHEDRON
Do*dec`a*he"dron, n. Etym: [Gr. dodécaèdre.] (Geom. & Crystallog.)
Definition: A solid having twelve faces.
Note: The regular dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal and regular pentagons; the pyritohedron (see Pyritohedron) is related to it; the rhombic dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal rhombic faces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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