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.
POTALE
Etymology
Noun
potale (uncountable)
The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.
Anagrams
• patole, pelota
Source: Wiktionary
Pot"ale`, n.
Definition: The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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