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.
DOUBLERS
Noun
doublers
plural of doubler
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Source: Wiktionary
DOUBLER
Dou"bler, n.
1. One who, or that which, doubles.
2. (Elec.)
Definition: An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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