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.
TERRYCLOTH
terry, terry cloth, terrycloth
(noun) a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
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ENDLESSLY
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