TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by HeavyMetalOverbite t3_119iuzx on February 23, 2023 at 12:20 AM in todayilearned 28 comments 344
FemmandelionII t1_j9mmvmq wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:38 AM I learned of this from reading Water for Elephants Permalink 7
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