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.
BLACKTOPPING
blacktop, blacktopping
(noun) a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
blacktopping
present participle of blacktop
Source: Wiktionary
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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