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.
POLESTAR
Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
(noun) the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
polestar (plural polestars)
Alternative form of pole star
Anagrams
• LaPortes, Laportes, Plateros, Portales, Portelas, patroles, petrosal, portsale, prolates
Source: Wiktionary
Pole"star`, n.
1. Polaris, or the north star. See North star, under North.
2. A guide or director.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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