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.
XERORADIOGRAPHY
xeroradiography
(noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
xeroradiography (usually uncountable, plural xeroradiographies)
A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
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