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.
REHOME
Etymology
Verb
rehome (third-person singular simple present rehomes, present participle rehoming, simple past and past participle rehomed)
(transitive) To find a new home for (especially a pet).
(transitive) To find a new family for (one or more adopted children) without using official adoption agencies.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 April 2025
DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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