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.
TENRECS
Noun
tenrecs
plural of tenrec
Anagrams
• centers, centres, scenter
Source: Wiktionary
TENREC
Ten"rec, n. Etym: [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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