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.
BLACKOUT
amnesia, memory loss, blackout
(noun) partial or total loss of memory; “he has a total blackout for events of the evening”
blackout
(noun) a momentary loss of consciousness
blackout
(noun) the failure of electric power for a general region
blackout, brownout, dimout
(noun) darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
blackout
(noun) a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blackout (plural blackouts)
A temporary loss of consciousness.
A temporary loss of memory.
Synonym: pass out
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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