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  • A Nasty And Fascinating Surprise Found In 200-Year-Old Bottle Presumed To Be Rum

    01/24/2025 9:20:52 AM PST · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    IFL Science ^ | January 24, 2025 | Tom Hale
    A student used imaging technology to peek inside without popping the cork. The bottle appears to have been made between 1790 and 1840. Image courtesy of Josephine McKenzie The mystery of a 200-year-old bottle has been solved. It turns out, it wasn’t a vessel for booze, but a “witch bottle” filled with pee and a bunch of botanicals to ward off malevolent spirits. The bottle, still intact with its original cork and filled with liquid, was unearthed at a building site in the seaside town of Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, UK. The owner of the property passed it on to the...