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.
TOPIS
Noun
topis
plural of topi
Anagrams
• piots, posit
Source: Wiktionary
TOPI
To"pi, n.
Definition: An antelope (Damaliscus corrigum jimela) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of British East Africa. Also, any of various related varieties of other districts south of the Sahara.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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