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.
SUNDOGS
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sundogs
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SUNDOG
Sun"dog`, n. (Meteorol.)
Definition: A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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