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.
AERODONETICS
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aerodonetics (uncountable)
the study of the stability of aircraft in flight, especially the study of gliders
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A`ë*ro*do*net"ics, n. [Aëro- + Gr. shaken, to shake.] (Aëronautics)
Definition: The science of gliding and soaring flight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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