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.
CASCADURA
Etymology
From the former genus name.
Noun
cascadura (plural cascaduras)
Any of the armoured freshwater catfish of the genus Hoplosternum (syn. Cascadura).
Source: Wiktionary
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20 November 2024
ENEMA
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
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