Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
FULGURITE
Etymology
Noun
fulgurite (plural fulgurites)
glass formed by a lightning strike melting sand or other material
Source: Wiktionary
Ful"gu*rite, n. Etym: [L. fulguritus, p. p. of fulgurire to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F. fulgurite.]
Definition: A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface fused by a lightning discharge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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