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.
EXCURSUS
digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
(noun) a message that departs from the main subject
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
excursus (plural excursuses or excursus)
A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cur"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See Excurrent.]
Definition: A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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