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.
OCTAGONS
Noun
octagons
plural of octagon
Source: Wiktionary
OCTAGON
Oc"ta*gon, n. Etym: [Gr. cctogone.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
2. Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles. Regular octagon, one in which the sides are all equal, and the angles also are all equal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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