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.
KIESERITES
Noun
kieserites
plural of kieserite
Source: Wiktionary
KIESERITE
Kie"ser*ite. n. Etym: [Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.] (Min.)
Definition: Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
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