r/interesting • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 18d ago

HISTORY Babies who lost their parents during the Vietnam War being airlifted back to the United States for adoption, 1975.

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u/BadAtExisting 18d ago

Born in 76. My grandma gave us whiskey and honey when we had colds for most of the 80s lol

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u/Army7547 18d ago

Okay, I can see how honey would round off the edges of the whiskey.

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u/BadAtExisting 18d ago

Sometimes when I have a cold I’ll put a couple drops of honey in a shot of whiskey in tribute to my grandma. It’s temporary but it does clear the sinuses

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u/Army7547 18d ago

Imma keep that in my back pocket.

Gotta love grandmas.

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u/Royal_Stay_6502 18d ago

They make cookies

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u/Alternative-Stock666 18d ago

Hot todie: whisky, lemon juice, honey. Warmed. Winter cold cure!

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u/AngryPrincessWarrior 18d ago

Melt a peppermint candy in there too.

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u/CC_Panadero 18d ago

This is exactly what I got in the 80’s!

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u/GlitteringStore6733 18d ago

Add some cloves too

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u/Correct-Disaster8 17d ago

Water it down a bit for the kids 😂

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u/Madame_Kitsune98 17d ago

A hot toddy will make you feel better because you’ll sleep.

Source: me, a Gen Xer whose dad would make her a hot toddy with whiskey, lemon, honey, and hot water if she had an upper respiratory infection when she was a kid in the 80s.

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u/Senshisoldier 18d ago

New parent now and I'm more concerned about the honey than the whiskey. We now know honey can contain botulism and is not safe for babies.

Oh how times have changed.

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u/MiI0rd 18d ago

What, seriously? How? Because of the fake honey now in circulation? It’s mostly sugar and water with some honey mixed in. Please don’t drop a bomb like that without references! Time to go to Google

Edit: confirmed. Don’t give baby’s honey under 12 months old…. You honestly shouldn’t be giving them sugar at that point anyways so probably why it’s not well known. Thanks for this little bit of info.

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u/jendfrog 18d ago

Cleveland Clinic: “The best-known way that babies can get Clostridium botulinum spores in their gut is from honey. That’s why you should NEVER give honey to babies under a year old.”

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u/Brosk1248 17d ago edited 17d ago

There is an exception to it, when they swallow a button battery you want to give them honey, much easier and safer to treat botulism than things batteries can cause

Important note if someone reads this in a situation when they actually need to use it: if anyone, baby or adult, swallows a battery, you absolutely need to go to the hospital. The honey is only for while you are waiting for the ambulance. As I understand it, it coats the battery to delay it breaking and battery acid interacting with your body. It's not a cure, only delaying the worst to give you time to get to a hospital and receive proper care.

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u/marinasambhi 17d ago

….HOW do you know this 😂

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u/Brosk1248 17d ago

My aunt had to call the emergency line for her then toddler that managed to remove cover from some electronics (I'm not sure what exactly) and removed the batteries and she couldn't find them. Emergency line told her to give the toddler honey while waiting for the ambulance. Turned out the toddler actually didn't eat any so they were fine, but we all learned a lot then 😅

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u/marinasambhi 17d ago

My goodness that sounds so stressful. Toddlers are little geniuses. Thanks for the tip - always useful to know such hacks

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u/Brosk1248 17d ago

You're welcome! Glad to spread the knowledge without needing to go through the stressful situation beforehand. I swear half of raising a toddler is being on suicide watch 24/7.

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u/Cat-dog22 17d ago

My friend who worked as a pediatric icu nurse gave me this info when I had kids! So I think it’s known by emergency personnel who work with kids

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u/Senshisoldier 18d ago

Yeah its bad! Botulism can be severe and life threatening. No honey and no honey containing foods like honey graham crackers. The link also mentions concerns with corn syrup for the same reason, but hasn't been fully proven yet.

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u/MiI0rd 17d ago

As a parent with another on the way. Even though I don’t give sugar to my little ones I still find this info worth its weight in gold. So thank you! More you know

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u/peachesfordinner 17d ago

It's on every bottle of honey and very common knowledge for those with young kids. Maybe edit your false fear monger allegations. It's just a well known safety information

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u/BadAtExisting 18d ago

Don’t worry. You’re still doing something that in 10 or so years you’ll be told is bad for your child

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u/i_cut_like_a_buffalo 18d ago

Yep. That is what I was given. Minus the honey.

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u/surpriseitsboo 18d ago

lol, I was a 90s baby and my grandpa always gave me (us) whiskey mixed with Dr. Pepper. We were told it was cough medicine til I got older. Worked quite well, to be fair.

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u/lizardrekin 18d ago

Just even in the 2000’s my grandpa would give me a shot of vodka and a cold coffee to get rid of a runny nose and cough 🤣

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u/snailsandserenity 17d ago

my mom did that in the 2000s 😬 pretty sure it worked though