In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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HEMIOPSIA
Hem`i*o"pi*a, Hem`i*op"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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