WP: Irn-Bru

"Irn-Bru is a carbonated soft drink produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, Scotland. [...] In addition to being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Barr's Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be purchased where there is a significant community of people from its native Scotland. Innovative and sometimes controversial marketing campaigns have kept it as one of the best-selling soft drinks in Scotland where it competes directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi."

WP: Cinchona

"Cinchona or Quina is a genus of about 38 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They are large shrubs or small trees growing 5-15 metres in height with evergreen foliage. [...] The bark of the tree is medicinally active containing a variety of alkaloids, including the anti-malarial compound quinine [...]"

Sackcloth & Ashes

The Birmingham News:

More than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium Friday night, wearing burlap sacks, their foreheads dabbed with ashes, to observe what was proclaimed by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford as "a day of prayer in sackcloth and ashes."

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Political stunt or honest repentance?   Interesting either way.