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.
THULE
Thule, ultima Thule
(noun) the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
Thule
(noun) a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Thu"le, n. Etym: [L. Thule, Thyle, Gr.
Definition: The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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