Category Archive for absinthe
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The Bloody Corpse
This week back in 1667 the first successful human blood transfusion took place... which is not to say the ones that followed were successful. Listen to the wild and woolly story, then replace part of your bloodstream with this hangover cure - the mutant offspring of a Bloody Mary and a Corpse Reviver #2. Read more...
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The Corpse Reviver Royale
This week in 1927, on the eve of releasing the first "talkie" feature, a tooth infection rendered studio chief Sam Warner forever silent. Read more...
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Blood & Ashes
Krakatoa and the "Blood & Ashes". This week in 1883, the island of Krakatoa unleashed one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in history -- an explosion so loud it could be heard 2,000 miles away. Read more...
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The LSD-25
In 1938, Dr. Albert Hoffman synthesized a bunch of compounds based on the fungus "ergot." His hope: to stimulate the human circulatory system. Read more...
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Death On The Rocks
On January 12th, 1967, Dr. James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved, his body sealed in a capsule full of supercold liquid nitrogen. Read more...
