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.
GNUS
Noun
gnus
plural of gnu
Anagrams
• Ngus, Sung, Ungs, guns, nugs, snug, sung
Source: Wiktionary
GNU
Gnu, n. Etym: [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes. [Written also gnoo.]
Note: The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (C. gorgon) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on the neck and shoulders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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