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.
PAYOLA
payola
(noun) a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
payola (countable and uncountable, plural payolas)
(US) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
Source: Wiktionary
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SOUARI
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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