In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
QUIDDLER
Etymology
Noun
quiddler (plural quiddlers)
(archaic) A waster of time; an idler or dawdler.
Source: Wiktionary
Quid"dle, Quid"dler, n.
Definition: One who wastes his energy about trifles. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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