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.
VRIL
Etymology
Noun
Vril (uncountable)
(science fiction, mysticism) A controllable form of energy.
(ufology, attributive) A kind of flying saucer supposedly built by the Nazis.
Coordinate terms
• (Nazi flying saucer): Haunebu
Anagrams
• virl
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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