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#73 #2016

Q) It was first banned in Mecca in 1511 as it was believed to stimulate radical thinking and hanging out. In 16th century Italian clergymen tried to ban because they believed it to be "satanic."  When Murad IV Ghazi took absolute rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1623, he decided to ban it as he believed it reduced the people's visit to mosques. In 1746, the Swedish government banned it. In 1777, Frederick the Great of Prussia also tried to ban it. What is it ?


Ans: Cofee

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