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.
PHYTOTRON
Etymology
Noun
phytotron (plural phytotrons)
(biology) A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown and studied under individually controlled conditions.
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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