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Hartford Election Cake
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Hartford Election Cake

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
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Tutankhamun Ale
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Tutankhamun Ale

This beer was popular more than 3,000 years ago.
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Pickleback
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Pickleback

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
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Moxie
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Moxie

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
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Palm Wine
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Palm Wine

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.
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Cheerwine
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Cheerwine

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
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Vin Mariani
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Vin Mariani

Presidents and popes loved this cocaine-infused wine.
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Kopi Luwak
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Kopi Luwak

This is one expensive load of crap.
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Jamaican Irish Moss Drink
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Jamaican Irish Moss Drink

Drinking algae has never been sexier.
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Tigernut Milk
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Tigernut Milk

When soaked and blended with water, the tigernut creates a nutritious nondairy beverage.
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Salep
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Salep

A flour made from orchid roots makes for a popular Turkish drink.
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Moose Milk
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Moose Milk

Eggnog gone wild, brought to you by the Canadian Military.
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Coffee Milk
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Coffee Milk

Would you like some coffee flavor with your milk?
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Kumbakonam Degree Coffee
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Kumbakonam Degree Coffee

The key to this coffee is fresh milk—preferably straight from the cow.
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Atol de Elote
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Atol de Elote

It's delicious, unless a pregnant woman or anyone in a bad mood stirs it.
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Bhang
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Bhang

To celebrate the Holi festival, many Indians raise a glass of cannabis-infused milk.
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Hagelslag
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Hagelslag

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
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Kava
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Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
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Bovril
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Bovril

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
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Okinawa Black Sugar
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Okinawa Black Sugar

It's darker, saltier, and healthier than white sugar.
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Chaga Mushroom
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Chaga Mushroom

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn
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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh.
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Mir Space Station Dining Table
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Mir Space Station Dining Table

Cosmonauts and astronauts reheated food and formed bonds over this high-tech table.
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