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.
SWINGDEVIL
Swing"dev`il, n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [So named from its swift flight and dark color, which give it an uncanny appearance.]
Definition: The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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