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.
FIFTYFOLD
Etymology
Adjective
fiftyfold (not comparable)
By a multiple of fifty; by fifty times as much or as many.
Adverb
fiftyfold (not comparable)
By a factor of fifty.
Source: Wiktionary
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