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.
HEADCHEESE
headcheese
(noun) sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
headcheese (plural headcheeses)
Alternative spelling of head cheese
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Source: Wiktionary
Head"-cheese, n.
Definition: A dish made of portions of the head, or head and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike mass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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