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.
ROEBLING
Roebling, John Roebling, John Augustus Roebling
(noun) United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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INSIGNIFICANTLY
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
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