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.
HAVANA
Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital
(noun) the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ha*van"a, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; -- formerly sometimes written Havannah.
– n.
Definition: An Havana cigar. Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs, and . . . smoked them in the stable. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
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