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.
ROTURIERS
Noun
roturiers
plural of roturier
Source: Wiktionary
ROTURIER
Ro`tu`rier", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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