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.
ANDERSON
Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson
(noun) United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
Anderson, Marian Anderson
(noun) United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993)
Anderson, Maxwell Anderson
(noun) United States dramatist (1888-1959)
Anderson, Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson
(noun) United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
Anderson, Sherwood Anderson
(noun) United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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THOUGHTFULLY
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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