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.
MESOTHORAXES
Noun
mesothoraxes
plural of mesothorax
Source: Wiktionary
MESOTHORAX
Mes`o*tho"rax, n. Etym: [Meso- + thorax: cf. F. mésothorax.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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