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.
PREADOLESCENCE
Etymology
Noun
preadolescence (uncountable)
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 10 and 12 for girls, and 11 and 13 for boys.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
17 May 2025
ANTHOZOAN
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Coffee Trivia
