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.
LAMINGTON
Etymology
Noun
lamington (plural lamingtons)
(chiefly, Australia and New Zealand) A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake covered on all sides (including top and bottom) with chocolate and desiccated coconut.
Proper noun
Lamington
A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7477).
A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9831).
A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
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