In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MEMEL
Klaipeda, Memel
(noun) a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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