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.
GORGONISE
Verb
gorgonise (third-person singular simple present gorgonises, present participle gorgonising, simple past and past participle gorgonised)
Alternative form of gorgonize
Source: Wiktionary
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12 June 2025
RAREFACTION
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
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