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.
TYLOPODA
Ty*lop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
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