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.
YARDIE
yardie
(noun) member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; “A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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