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491: No Such Thing As The Beurre War

No Such Thing As A Fish

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The History of Chevril

The Pope appeared in a Bovril advert at the time. It was only in 1900, but it was a magazine ad. And I don't think it had full paper clearance because it showed him drinking Bovril on his papal throne. But have you heard of chevril? Chevril. No. Can we have a guess? Is it chicken Bovril? Is it a different country? It's chev... It's not chevril. Oh. Chevall. Horse. This was not an official drink. It was a siege drink during the Ber War. The Ber War is like a butter war in France. Have a bind.

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