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Some terms for 'hangover' are derived from names for liquor, for example, in Chile a hangover is known as a caña [62] from a Spanish slang term for a glass of beer. [63] Similar is the Irish 'brown bottle flu' derived from the type of bottle common to beer. [64] In German, the hangover is known as a "Kater", literally a tomcat.
The king of West Francia died aged around 18 at Saint-Denis. Whilst mounting his horse to pursue a girl who was running to seek refuge in her father's house, he hit his head on the lintel of a low door and fell, fracturing his skull. [3] [4] Basil I: 29 August 886
Halloween, or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve), [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
The Sumerian afterlife was a dark, dreary cavern located deep below the ground. [2] This bleak domain was known as Kur, [3] where the souls were believed to eat nothing but dry dust [4] and family members of the deceased would ritually pour libations into the grave through a clay pipe, thereby allowing the dead to drink.
Americans’ relationship with alcohol and their perception of how healthy it is may be changing — with younger people drinking a lot less, and many people in general reevaluating whether even ...
In the 1984 film Broadway Danny Rose, the eponymous Danny Rose's hangover cure has all the ingredients of a Prairie Oyster, but adds chicken fat to it. In a 1985 episode of No. 73 (series 5, episode 21), a Saturday morning children's television show aired in the UK, Neil and Harry each drink a prairie oyster to ward off a hangover purportedly ...
Prior to the 20th century, this type of minor mischief was confined to the last night in October. Later, the combination of the Great Depression and the escalating threat of war in the 1930s ...
Kids born in October are likely making their annual wellness visits to the doctor during their birth month, getting flu shots along with other preventive care. Show comments Advertisement