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.
ERLKINGS
Noun
erlkings
plural of erlking
Anagrams
• kringles
Source: Wiktionary
ERLKING
Erl"king`, n. Etym: [G. erlkönig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.]
Definition: A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEAR
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