In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GILGAI
Etymology
Noun
gilgai (plural gilgais)
(Australia) A small concavity or depression between ridges, where rainwater gathers.
Synonyms
• crab-hole, dead-men's grave, melon hole
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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