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.
WORRELS
Noun
worrels
plural of worrel
Source: Wiktionary
WORREL
Wor"ral, Wor"rel, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
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