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.
EPONYMIST
E*pon"y*mist, n.
Definition: One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FUDGE
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