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.
RIPP
Proper noun
Ripp (plural Ripps)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ripp is the 16228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1779 individuals. Ripp is most common among White (95.62%) individuals.
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