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.
HORNSTONES
Noun
hornstones
plural of hornstone
Source: Wiktionary
HORNSTONE
Horn"stone`, n. (Min.)
Definition: A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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