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.
NICCOLITE
Etymology
Noun
niccolite (countable and uncountable, plural niccolites)
(mineral) synonym of nickeline
Source: Wiktionary
Nic"co*lite, n. Etym: [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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