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.
TICH
Etymology
After the music hall comedian Harry Relph, who used the stage name Little Tich. This referred to a supposed resemblance to the claimant in the Tichborne Case.
Noun
tich (plural tiches)
(British, colloquial) A very small person.
Usage notes
• Sometimes used (capitalised) as a nickname. (As for example Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.)
Anagrams
• chit, itch
Source: Wiktionary
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