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.
TOADSTOOL
toadstool
(noun) common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
toadstool (plural toadstools)
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an agaric.
Source: Wiktionary
Toad"stool`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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