According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
ALECTRYOMANCY
A*lec"try*o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Definition: Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten. Amer. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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