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.
DUMFOUNDERING
Verb
dumfoundering
present participle of dumfounder
Source: Wiktionary
DUMFOUNDER
Dum"found`er, v. t.
Definition: To dumfound; to confound. [Written also dumbfounder.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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