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.
SMOKESCREEN
Etymology
Noun
smokescreen (plural smokescreens)
Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
(figuratively) Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.
Source: Wiktionary
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