In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INSOLUBILITIES
Noun
insolubilities
plural of insolubility
Source: Wiktionary
INSOLUBILITY
In*sol`u*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilité.]
1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.
2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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