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.
SPELUNKING
Etymology
Noun
spelunking (usually uncountable, plural spelunkings)
The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
Synonym: caving
Verb
spelunking
present participle of spelunk
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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