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.
GALERITE
Gal"er*ite, n. Etym: [L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F. galérite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus Galerites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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