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.
MONTEJUS
Monte"-jus", n. [F., fr. monter to bring up + jus juice.]
Definition: An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam in a reservoir containing the liquid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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