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.
STYRACACEAE
Styracaceae, family Styracaceae, storax family, styrax family
(noun) a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
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COMMUNICATIONS
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