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.
ODDNESSES
Noun
oddnesses
plural of oddness
Source: Wiktionary
ODDNESS
Odd"ness, n.
1. The state of being odd, or not even. Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness, but also the essence of that number. Fotherby.
2. Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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