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.
ERYTHROXYLACEAE
Erythroxylaceae, family Erythroxylaceae
(noun) a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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