doublethink
(noun) believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
doublethink (usually uncountable, plural doublethinks)
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.
Source: Wiktionary
26 April 2025
(noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
