In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
yardang (plural yardangs)
A large wind-eroded mass of soft or poorly consolidated rock in a desert region which lies parallel to the prevailing winds, often with an unusual shape.
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29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.