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.
RHODIE
Etymology 1
Noun
Rhodie (plural Rhodies)
(British, South Africa, informal, sometimes derogatory) A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days.
Etymology 2
Noun
Rhodie (plural Rhodies)
(informal) A recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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