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.
LIPPIZANER
Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner
(noun) a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; “a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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