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.
TINBERGEN
Tinbergen, Jan Tinbergen
(noun) Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994)
Tinbergen, Nikolaas Tinbergen
(noun) Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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