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.
TALUKS
Noun
taluks
plural of taluk
Anagrams
• lukast, tulkas
Source: Wiktionary
TALUK
Ta*look", Ta*luk", n. Etym: [Ar. ta'lluq.]
Definition: A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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