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.
PROTIST
protist, protistan
(noun) free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
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Noun
protist (plural protists)
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms including protozoans, slime molds and some algae; historically grouped into the kingdom Protoctista.
single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges [to 1959]
single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes [1959–1969]
single-celled eukaryotes [since 1969]
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Pro"tist, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Protista.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
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