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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Aqua tofana #111680 09/06/2003 11:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The Count of Monte Christo mentions "aqua tofana". Pope Clement XIV, who suppressed the Jesuit Order of Loyola, sickened and died rather suddenly. 11 All the world believed that Clement had been made to drink the Aqua Tofana, a spring in Perugia more famous than healthful. Some one has said that if Popes are not liable to err, they are nevertheless liable to sudden death. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Aqua tofana #111681 09/08/2003 3:34 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... Aqua Tofana, a spring in Perugia more famous than healthful !!!!! no!!!!!! The aqua tofana was called acquetta di Perugia, or di Napoli (water from Perugia, or Naples). It was a venenous poison The water of my town is clean and good! Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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