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.
LACTOBACILLUS
lactobacillus
(noun) a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)
Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
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