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.
HALLUCES
Noun
halluces
plural of hallux
Source: Wiktionary
HALLUX
Hal"lux, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. hallex, allex.] (Anat.)
Definition: The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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