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.
STARGASER
Star"gas`er, n.
1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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