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.
HUMITES
Noun
humites
plural of humite
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HUMITE
Hum"ite, n. Etym: [Named after Sir A.Hume.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, containing fluorine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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