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.
FAROS
FARO
Far"o, n. Etym: [Said to be so called because the Egyptian king Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.]
Definition: A gambling game at cardds, in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack. Faro bank, the capital which the proprietor of a farotable ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro is played. Hoyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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