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.
MEMORABILIA
memorabilia
(noun) a record of things worth remembering
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
memorabilia
Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.
Synonym: mementos
Things worth remembering: noteworthy points.
Source: Wiktionary
Mem`o*ra*bil"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. memorabilis memorable. See Memorable.]
Definition: Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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