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.
FIREWORMS
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fireworms
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FIREWORM
Fire"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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