In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PKU
phenylketonuria, PKU
(noun) a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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