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.
Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Surinam, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana
(noun) a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Source: WordNet® 3.1
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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.