Bewitched, bothered and bewildered!

An old Ella Fizgerald classic:
 
After one whole quart of brandy
Like a daisy, I’m awake
With no Bromo-Seltzer handy
I don’t even shake
Men are not a new sensation
I’ve done pretty well I think
But this half-pint imitation
Put me on the blink
I’m wild again, beguiled again
A simpering, whimpering child again
Bewitched, bothered and bewildered – am I
Couldn’t sleep and wouldn’t sleep
When [...]

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What’s the connection between running a marathon and eating saunf?

Saunf, or fennel as it is known in the rest of the world, is an interesting little herb.
Fennel in turn is derived from the Middle English fenel or fenyl, which came from the Latin feniculum, a diminutive form of fenum, meaning “hay”.
In ancient Greek it was known as marathon, and the place (where the famed [...]

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