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.
SORBITES
Noun
sorbites
plural of sorbite
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• B stories, B-stories, rose bits
Source: Wiktionary
SORBITE
Sor"bite, n. Etym: [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)
Definition: A sugarlike substance, isomeric with mannite and dulcite, found with sorbin in the ripe berries of the sorb, and extracted as a sirup or a white crystalline substance.
– Sor*bit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AUDACIOUS
(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; “audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”; “intrepid pioneers”
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