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.
LACCOLITE
Noun
laccolite (plural laccolites)
Alternative form of laccolith
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"co*lite, Lac"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)
Definition: A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
– Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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