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.
DINOTHERIUMS
Noun
dinotheriums
plural of dinotherium
Source: Wiktionary
DINOTHERIUM
Di"no*there, Di`no*the"ri*um, n. Etym: [NL. dinotherium, fr. Gr. (Paleon.)
Definition: A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENEMA
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
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