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.
SWEATSHOP
sweatshop
(noun) factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sweatshop (plural sweatshops)
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
Synonyms
• sweat factory
Source: Wiktionary
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