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.
GADARENE
Etymology
Adjective
Gadarene (comparative more Gadarene, superlative most Gadarene)
Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
Headlong, as of a flight or rush (with reference to the swine of Matthew VIII:28-32.).
Source: Wiktionary
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