In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FLASHLAMP
Etymology
Noun
flashlamp (plural flashlamps)
A kind of lamp that uses an electric current to start powder burning and produce a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was formerly used in flash photography.
Source: Wiktionary
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