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.
ANSA
Etymology
Noun
ansa (plural ansae)
(astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance.
Anagrams
• ANAs, NASA, Naas, Nasa, Saan, anas
Source: Wiktionary
An"sa, n.; pl. Ansæ. Etym: [L., a handle.] (Astron.)
Definition: A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's ring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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