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.
STERNSHEETS
Etymology
Noun
sternsheets pl (plural only)
(nautical) The stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area
Source: Wiktionary
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AROMATIC
(adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; “an aromatic organic compound”
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