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.
TAILSLIDE
Etymology
Noun
tailslide (plural tailslides)
A backwards movement of an aircraft at the top of a stall.
Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc, in which the rear moves faster than the front.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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