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TIL where cocktail most likely got its name. A horse with a cocked tail seemed to posses more vigor. Horse traders would add ginger and pepper in the horses' rectum to provide an added dose of spice. On conclusion one would pour an alcoholic drink for oneself flavoured with these common ingredients.

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