In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ORYCTOLOGY
Etymology
Noun
oryctology (uncountable)
(obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`yc*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. oryctologie.]
1. An old name for paleontology.
2. An old name for mineralogy and geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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