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.
NOODLED
Verb
noodled
simple past tense and past participle of noodle
Source: Wiktionary
NOODLE
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]
Definition: A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [G. nudel vermicelli.]
Definition: A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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