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.
ORISKANY
O*ris"ka*ny, a. Etym: [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)
Definition: Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age. Oriskany period, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of Geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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