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.
DEFENESTRATION
defenestration
(noun) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defenestration (countable and uncountable, plural defenestrations)
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
Usage notes
Defenestration (sense 1) was historically committed as an act of political dissent, as with the Defenestrations of Prague.
Source: Wiktionary
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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