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.
SCRATCHBOARD
Etymology
Noun
scratchboard (uncountable)
(arts) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.
Synonyms
• scraperboard
Source: Wiktionary
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