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.
KEYCARD
keycard
(noun) a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
keycard (plural keycards)
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.
Synonyms
• card key
Anagrams
• card key
Source: Wiktionary
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OBLIGATE
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