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.
NUDIBRANCH
Etymology
Noun
nudibranch (plural nudibranches)
Any sea slug; specifically the animals belonging to the order Nudibranchia.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"di*branch, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata.
– n.
Definition: One of the Nudibranchiata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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