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.
GALATEAS
Noun
galateas
plural of galatea
Source: Wiktionary
GALATEA
Gal`a*te"a, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war, the material being used for children's sailor suits.]
Definition: A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality and striped with blue or red on white.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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