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.
GRUIFORMES
Gruiformes, order Gruiformes
(noun) inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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