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.
UNCIAE
Noun
unciae
plural of uncia
Anagrams
• eucain
Source: Wiktionary
UNCIA
Un"ci*a, n.; pl. Unciæ. Etym: [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.
2. (Alg.)
Definition: A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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