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.
POSTHORSE
Etymology
Noun
posthorse (plural posthorses)
A horse ridden by a postrider to carry mail.
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Source: Wiktionary
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FRUMP
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