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.
MISHAPS
Noun
mishaps
plural of mishap
Source: Wiktionary
MISHAP
Mis*hap", n.
Definition: Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer. Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak.
Mis*hap", v. i.
Definition: To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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