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.
FREEWRITING
Etymology
Noun
freewriting (countable and uncountable, plural freewritings)
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
Verb
freewriting
present participle of freewrite
Source: Wiktionary
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