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.
ONOPORDUM
Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon
(noun) a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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