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.
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dovekies
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DOVEKIE
Dove"kie, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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