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.
QUOLL
Etymology
Noun
quoll (plural quolls)
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.
Synonyms
• native cat
Source: Wiktionary
Quoll, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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