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.
HEADSTAND
headstand
(noun) an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headstand (plural headstands)
The act of standing on one's head.
The position of standing on one's head.
Source: Wiktionary
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BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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