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.
EPISTAXES
Noun
epistaxes
plural of epistaxis
Source: Wiktionary
EPISTAXIS
Ep`i*stax"is, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Bleeding at the nose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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