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.
RAINMAKING
rainmaking
(noun) activity intended to produce rain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rainmaking (uncountable)
The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds.
(US, informal) Hiring someone who creates business opportunities or revenue.
Source: Wiktionary
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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