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.
SONGKOK
Etymology
Noun
songkok (plural songkoks)
An Asian cap resembling a fez, worn mostly by male Muslims.
Source: Wiktionary
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15 March 2025
TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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