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.
VASUM
Va"sum, n. Etym: [L., a vase. See Vase.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A genus including several species of large marine gastropods having massive pyriform shells, with conspicuous folds on the columella.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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