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.
PIR
Noun
PIR (plural PIRs)
(countable, aviation, travel) Initialism of property irregularity report: a form to be filled in when baggage is lost by an airline.
(uncountable) Initialism of passive infrared.
(chemistry) Abbreviation of polyisocyanurate.
Anagrams
• IPR, IRP, PRI, RIP, RPI, irp, rip
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