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.
PHANERODACTYLA
Phan`er*o*dac"ty*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Saururæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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