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.
HAMMERHEADS
Noun
hammerheads
plural of hammerhead
Source: Wiktionary
HAMMERHEAD
Ham"mer*head`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygæna, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygæna is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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