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.
GEPHYREA
Ge*phyr"e*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without setƦ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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