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.
NUMMULITE
nummulite
(noun) large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
nummulite (plural nummulites)
a protozoan from the Tertiary period, known only as fossils
Source: Wiktionary
Num"mu*lite, n. Etym: [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F. nummulite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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