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.
LEMNISCATA
Lem`nis*ca"ta, Lem*nis"cate, n. Etym: [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon having down, Gr. (Geom.)
Definition: A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONFORMITY
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
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