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.
ASANA
asana
(noun) (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
asana (plural asanas)
A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.
Etymology 2
Noun
asana (plural asanas)
Any of certain trees of genus Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus indicus
Pterocarpus echinatus.
The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
Synonyms
• (Pterocarpus indicus): angsana
• (Pterocarpus echinatus): Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus
Anagrams
• Sana'a, Sanaa
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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