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.
ROTALITE
Ro"ta*lite, n. Etym: [L. rota wheel + -lite.] (Paleon.)
Definition: Any fossil foraminifer of the genus Rotalia, abundant in the chalk formation. See Illust. under Rhizopod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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