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.
MENSA
Mensa
(noun) a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mensa (plural mensae or mensas)
In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
The upper surface of an altar.
Anagrams
• Means, Seman, amens, manes, manse, means, mesna, names, namĂ©s, neams, ñames
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mensa
Mensa International, an organization for people with very high IQs.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Mensa
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.
Anagrams
• Means, Seman, amens, manes, manse, means, mesna, names, namĂ©s, neams, ñames
Source: Wiktionary
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