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.
INSULA
Etymology
Noun
insula (plural insulas or insulae)
(historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
(neuroanatomy) A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.
Synonyms: insular cortex, island of Reil
Anagrams
• inulas, uinals
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