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.
PHTHALINS
Noun
phthalins
plural of phthalin
Source: Wiktionary
PHTHALIN
Phthal"in, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthaleĂŻn, into which it is easily converted by oxidation; hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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