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.
NISEI
Nisei
(noun) a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Nisei (plural Nisei)
a person born outside of Japan of parents who were born in Japan
Etymology
Noun
nisei (plural niseis or nisei)
an American or Canadian whose parents were Japanese immigrants
Source: Wiktionary
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DOUBLETREE
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
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