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.
WOLVERINES
Noun
Wolverines
plural of Wolverine
Noun
wolverines
plural of wolverine
Source: Wiktionary
WOLVERINE
Wol`ver*ene", Wol`ver*ine", n. Etym: [From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The glutton.
2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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