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.
SOUTENEUR
Etymology
Noun
souteneur (plural souteneurs)
A man who protects a prostitute and lives off her earnings; a pimp.
Source: Wiktionary
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2 July 2025
RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
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