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.
PERSHING
Pershing, John Joseph Pershing, Black Jack Pershing
(noun) United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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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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