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.
THYROHYAL
Thy`ro*hy"al, n. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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