In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HARRIS
Harris, Benjamin Harris
(noun) publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris
(noun) British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
Harris, Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris
(noun) Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
Harris, Townsend Harris
(noun) United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris
(noun) United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Harris, Joel Harris, Joel Chandler Harris
(noun) United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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