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.
NEWSROOM
newsroom
(noun) a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
newsroom
(noun) an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
newsroom
(noun) the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; “every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
newsroom (plural newsrooms)
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.
(dated) A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading.
Source: Wiktionary
News"room`, n.
Definition: A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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