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.
IODOPSIN
iodopsin
(noun) a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
iodopsin (plural iodopsins)
A photoreceptor protein found in the cone cells of the retina, the basis of colour vision.
Source: Wiktionary
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