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.
RIGHTWISE
Right"wise`, a.
Definition: Righteous. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Right"wise`, v. t.
Definition: To make righteous. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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18 January 2025
SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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