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.
PEBRINE
Noun
pebrine (uncountable)
Alternative form of pébrine
Source: Wiktionary
Pe`brine", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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