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.
OSTRICHLIKE
Etymology
Adjective
ostrichlike (comparative more ostrichlike, superlative most ostrichlike)
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
Ignoring an imminent threat or unpleasant reality; head-in-the-sand
Source: Wiktionary
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