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.
RETROFLEXIONS
Noun
retroflexions
plural of retroflexion
Source: Wiktionary
RETROFLEXION
Re`tro*flex"ion, n.
Definition: The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf. Retroversion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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