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.
MESENCEPHALONS
Noun
mesencephalons
plural of mesencephalon
Source: Wiktionary
MESENCEPHALON
Mes`en*ceph"a*lon, n. Etym: [NL. See Meso- and Encephalon.] (Anat.)
Definition: The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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