Pliny the Elder’s mistletoe enhanced fertility/antidote for poisons

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FROM BIRD DROPPINGS TO HOLIDAY KISSES

WHAT A GREAT HEADLINE FROM NPR to Scott Neuman’s“How We Ended Up Under the Mistletoe,”December 17, 2025. Here are tidbits gleaned from this appealing etymological essay. Origins. Scott Neuman describes, … Continue reading →

December 22, 2025 · Leave a comment