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.
ZAPATA
Zapata, Emiliano Zapata
(noun) Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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Zapata
A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.
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31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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