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.
OVERMERIT
O"ver*mer"it, n.
Definition: Excessive merit. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SEX
(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”
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