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.
NEOCENE
Ne"o*cene, a. Etym: [Neo- + Gr. (Geol.)
Definition: More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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