A very rare condition known as auto-brewery syndrome in which the body converts ordinary food into alcohol.
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St. Patrick – The Man Behind Worldwide Celebration of Irishness
It is ironic but somehow fitting that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, synonymous with all things Irish, when in fact he wasn’t even Irish. Patrick was born around A.D. 390 in Roman Britain to a wealthy family and led a life of casual privilege until he was kidnapped by raiders at the age of 16 and spirited away to Ireland, where he spent more than six windswept, chilly years as a slave tending sheep in the vicinity of Killala.
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You are commissioned to a project which by design is macabre, yet life-saving. Do you engage or abort?
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Dairy-free is not an easy lifestyle because you don’t realize how many things have milk or milk products in them.
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Travel agencies and health organizations alike urge that you take caution when traveling until researchers are able to get the virus under control.
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This production digs into the tribal roots of the ultimate cautionary tale from ancient Greece with just the collective animal energy called for.
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Spring break in Dublin, Mexico City, or Iceland? Absolutely! Here's why.
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"Orchidelirium" is a bedazzling, live horticultural spectacular, a sterling exhibition to celebrate the NYBG's 125th Anniversary.
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In Forest's sure hands, comedy, storytelling, and song flow together into a wave of warmhearted, dirty-minded, unexpurgated humanity.
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The only “timber” I can associate with the current crop of presidential wannabees is the sound of falling trees.
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