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.
KIRIGAMI
Etymology
Noun
kirigami (uncountable)
An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted.
Coordinate terms
• jianzhi
• papercutting
Source: Wiktionary
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