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.
KNISH
knish
(noun) (Yiddish) a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knish (plural knishes)
An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough
Anagrams
• Hinks, hinks, shink
Source: Wiktionary
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29 March 2025
THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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