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.
ORNITHOSAURIA
Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.)
Definition: An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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