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.
TANAGERS
Noun
tanagers
plural of tanager
Anagrams
• Sargeant, granates, reagants
Source: Wiktionary
TANAGER
Tan"a*ger, n. Etym: [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian tangara.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds belonging to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera. The scarlet tanager (Piranga erythromelas) and the summer redbird (Piranga rubra) are common species of the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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