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.
LUPERCAL
Lu*per"cal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia.
Lu*per"cal, n.
Definition: A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus, the Lycean Pan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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