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.
RUCKSACK
backpack, back pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack
(noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rucksack (plural rucksacks)
a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps
Synonyms: backpack, knapsack, haversack, packsack
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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