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.
LEVATORS
Noun
levators
plural of levator
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
LEVATOR
Le*va"tor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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