In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SPHYRAENIDAE
Sphyraenidae, family Sphyraenidae
(noun) monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
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HEMLOCK
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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