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.
TOMNODDY
Tom"nod`dy, n. Etym: [Tom (see Tomboy) + noddy.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sea bird, the puffin. [Prov.Eng.]
2. A fool; a dunce; a noddy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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