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.
SEXTARIUS
Etymology
Noun
sextarius (plural sextarii)
(historical) A Roman measure of capacity, one sixth of a congius, about 546 ml or approximately one pint.
Source: Wiktionary
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