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.
GODOWN
godown
(noun) (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
godown (plural godowns)
(India, East Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) A warehouse.
Source: Wiktionary
Go*down", n. Etym: [Corruption of Malay gadong warehouse.]
Definition: A warehouse. [East Indies]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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