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.
PRONOTUM
Etymology
Noun
pronotum (plural pronota)
The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*no"tum, n.; pl. Pronota. Etym: [NL. See Pro-, and Notum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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