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.
REDEYES
Noun
redeyes
plural of redeye
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REDEYE
Red"eye` (rd"`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The rudd. (b) Same as Redfish. (d). (c) The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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