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.
ENTOPLASM
En"to*plasm, n. Etym: [Ento- + Gr. (Biol.) (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) Endosarc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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