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.
THEBE
thebe
(noun) 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thebe (plural thebe or thebes)
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula.
Anagrams
• Bethe, beeth, bethe
Proper noun
Thebe
(astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.
Anagrams
• Bethe, beeth, bethe
Source: Wiktionary
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