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.
GROSZ
grosz
(noun) 100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grosz (plural groszy or grosze)
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.
Proper noun
Grosz (plural Groszes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grosz is the 17798th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1573 individuals. Grosz is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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