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.
MONSOONS
Noun
monsoons
plural of monsoon
Source: Wiktionary
MONSOON
Mon*soon", n. Etym: [Malay musim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monç\'eeo, It. monsone.]
Definition: A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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