Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ANTHELIX
Etymology
Noun
anthelix (plural anthelixes or anthelices)
(anatomy) A curved prominence of cartilage on the pinna, parallel with and in front of the helix.
Source: Wiktionary
Ant"he*lix, n. (Anat.)
Definition: Same as Antihelix.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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