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.
TOTALISATOR
Noun
totalisator (plural totalisators)
(UK) the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets.
Synonyms
• tote board
Source: Wiktionary
To"tal*i*sa`tor, n.
Definition: Same as Totalizator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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