Since the invention of fermented beverages, curing the dreadful aftermath of overimbibing them has been one of humanity's morning-after quests. Ancient Greeks ate sheep lungs and two owl eggs to cure such a hangover, a cure tweaked by Roman Gaius Plinius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Elder, who suggested raw owl eggs or a fried canary. Sicilians recommended dried bull penis although Mongolians prefer tomato juice and pickled sheep’s eyes.