In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SPLENIUM
Etymology
Noun
splenium (plural splenia)
(anatomy, neurology) The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain.
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Sple"ni*um, n.Etym: [L., a plaster, a patch, from Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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