In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
POLYPILL
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Noun
polypill (plural polypills)
Medication that is a combination drug of multiple active ingredients, and that is intended to be consumed widely, even by currently healthy individuals, as a means of preventative medicine
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PERESTROIKA
(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy
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